Welcome to the 💌💗GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP🪩🍒‼️. This is my radio show on KSFS Radio at San Francisco State where I talk all things pop culture, my research on grief and media, and answer your advice questions.

This week I discuss graduating, turning 30, the biggest lessons I learned in my 20s, 13 Going on 30, and answer the following advice questions:

★ What do i do if my friend is in a bad relationship and they’re the one making it a bad relationship?

★ How do you work hard on something you’re passionate about if you’re tired?

Ask your advice questions anonymously here: bit.ly/ksfsadvice

Here’s this week’s playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4dGUCQBfWQ6NQkla9EwnEK?si=Hybx8umYSiKxMU0BTNMzWQ

Introduction/research segment

Music break [Headlines, 5 O’Clock]

Advice segment 1

Music break [Kiss]

Advice segment 2 and outro

Music break [Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You]

Listen live next time on Thursdays from 9-10:15 a.m. PST at ksfsmedia.net or by downloading the KSFS radio app. 🪩 See you there!

Welcome to the 💌💗GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP🪩🍒‼️. This is my radio show on KSFS Radio at San Francisco State where I talk all things pop culture, my research on grief and media, and answer your advice questions.

This week we had a very special guest: Bella Mayer! She is a disability and media studies scholar, media archivist, and one of my good friends. We discuss physical media and its importance, Survivor 50, grad school, mental health, and more.

If you need advice, ask questions for a future episode anonymously here: bit.ly/ksfsadvice

Here’s this week’s playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4zcKtww5vD1yf9A9XXUhMJ?si=s8WFalWZTmKs4waPk4XeXA

Introduction segment

Music break [The WhatsApp Shakespeare., Otaku Hot Girl, Let’s Stay Together, PINKY UP]

Research segment

Outro

Music break [bye]

Listen live next time on Thursdays from 9-10:15 a.m. PST at ksfsmedia.net or by downloading the KSFS radio app. 🪩 See you there!

Welcome to the 💌💗GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP🪩🍒‼️. This is my radio show on KSFS Radio at San Francisco State where I talk all things pop culture, my research on grief and media, and answer your advice questions.

This week I discuss defending my thesis (spoiler: I passed!!!!), graduating from my master’s degree, teen dramas (again LMAO), and answer the following advice question:

★ I moved out of my home region for some years and recently moved back. At times it feels like I moved back too soon or that I’m missing out on more places to live and travel. I know this isn’t fully true as I’ve grown a lot and appreciate living back in my home region. How do I cope with these feelings?

Ask your advice questions anonymously here: bit.ly/ksfsadvice

Here’s this week’s playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2W6fnG3BZo19N2gVsa6dBR?si=LiDDhaDdQ7q4jxAxQbH-8Q

Introduction segment

Music break [Goodbye Henry., My Favorite Part]

Research segment

Music break [It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over, Right There]

Advice segment and outro

Music break [How Deep Is Your Love]

Listen live next time on Thursdays from 9-10:15 a.m. PST at ksfsmedia.net or by downloading the KSFS radio app. 🪩 See you there!

Welcome to the 💌💗GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP🪩🍒‼️. This is my radio show on KSFS Radio at San Francisco State where I talk all things pop culture, my research on grief and media, and answer your advice questions.

This week we had a very special guest: husband of GRIEF AND MEDIA Jack Molmud! We discuss our anniversary (on 4/20), Netflix’s Something Very Bad is Going to Happen and its themes of relationship dynamics and mortality, and answer the following advice questions:

★ I’m feeling really torn about marriage and kids. The more books I read written by women the more it’s clear that basically most women throughout history regret getting married and having kids (even if they won’t say the words “I regret it” everything always gets way harder on the woman). Also you lose both your first and last name (“mom”, traditionally taking man’s last name) so like how can anyone agree to losing your whole identity when millions of women that came before us are a testament to the fact that it is most often a permanent downgrade in quality of life? But that being said I love kids I think they’re fantastic and I’d love to have some of my own and I love my boyfriend and I do see “forever” with him. So I’m losing it!!!!!!!!!!!! Help

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Here’s this week’s playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0cGSVLluH6tRvZYVOO8scY?si=HPyfAtmlTQmqJTym5pW8kw

Introduction segment

Music break [Late Night Talking]

Something Very Bad is Going to Happen segment

Music break [drop dead, My Place]

Advice segment and outro

Music break [Surf]

Listen live next time on Thursdays from 9-10:15 a.m. PST at ksfsmedia.net or by downloading the KSFS radio app. 🪩 See you there!

Welcome to the 💌💗GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP🪩🍒‼️. This is my radio show on KSFS Radio at San Francisco State where I talk all things pop culture, my research on grief and media, and answer your advice questions.

This week I discuss my presentation at the Popular Culture Association conference, Justin Bieber’s Coachella performance, rejecting the concepts of “content” and “consumption,” what grief literacy is, and answer the following advice questions:

★ Hello Grief and Media! This is Justin from The Reading Podcast 😎 Like you, I love reality tv competitions like Survivor, Big Brother (RIP BBCanada 😭), Drag Race, etc. Since Survivor is so friendly now (Jeff Probst when I catch you…), I wanted to ask you what you think makes a good reality tv fight? (Bonus points if this is formatted in a very academic way but no worries)

★ How do you keep negative thoughts away when something really good is happening to you like a good job?

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Here’s this week’s playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2qlSSsfqaobkI48nqF932M?si=YlNAcpcPSs2HXWoxNu5SLA

Introduction segment

Music break [Cherry]

Research segment

Music break [Last Week in H Tx]

Advice segment 1

Advice segment 2 and outro

Music break [Tints, Me Against the Music]

Listen live next time on Thursdays from 9-10:15 a.m. PST at ksfsmedia.net or by downloading the KSFS radio app. 🪩 See you there!

Welcome to the 💌💗GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP🪩🍒‼️. This is my radio show on KSFS Radio at San Francisco State where I talk all things pop culture, my research on grief and media, and answer your advice questions.

This week I discuss the Ciara-Amanda-West Summer House scandal, our use of celebrity culture to make sense of our value systems, using teen dramas to interpret grief in real life, and answer the following advice questions:

★ Is it ever okay to date a friend’s ex?

★ my bf lost his mom in high school. he went through a lot of trauma related to this and the time after she passed but we haven’t talked about it much. we’ve been seeing each other for about 10 months now, i’ve been trying to be patient about letting him tell me things as he’s ready, not pushing or trying to force anything but I do want him to know he can talk to me about this heavy things, without forcing it, if that makes sense??

Ask your advice questions anonymously here: bit.ly/ksfsadvice

Here’s this week’s playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/26JBDH5BRjAVtfG827IGs0?si=JiI3yRg6SwikVSyk3F0MEg

Introduction segment

Music break [#GETITRIGHT, All For You]

Research segment

Music break [Señorita]

Advice segment 1

Advice segment 2 and outro

Music break [What You Playin’ For, Lace and Leather]

Listen live next time on Thursdays from 9-10:15 a.m. PST at ksfsmedia.net or by downloading the KSFS radio app. 🪩 See you there!

Welcome to the 💌💗GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP🪩🍒‼️. This is my radio show on KSFS Radio at San Francisco State where I talk all things pop culture, my research on grief and media, and answer your advice questions.

This week I discuss the misogyny on Survivor 50, my thesis update, watching teen dramas in emerging adulthood, and answer the following advice questions:

★ Would you ever invite an ex to wedding or is that just asking for drama?

★ Boyfriend casually mentioned on our third date that his dad passed away when he was in high school. A few dates later I told him I’d love to hear about his dad sometime if he wants to talk about him and he said he’d like that but we haven’t yet. It’s been three months and I don’t know how his dad passed, and we haven’t talked about it much at all.

Ask your advice questions anonymously here: bit.ly/ksfsadvice

Here’s this week’s playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4WdcfV7ir0B6RZPLCRHUmf?si=cRgJMvHPSl2nDaVX-TYP7w

Listen live next time on Thursdays from 9-10:15 a.m. PST at ksfsmedia.net or by downloading the KSFS radio app. 🪩 See you there!

Welcome to the 💌💗GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP🪩🍒‼️. This is my radio show on KSFS Radio at San Francisco State where I talk all things pop culture, my research on grief and media, and answer your advice questions.

This week I discuss bringing back the flip flop (it’s Spring after all!), Age of Attraction and why I will not be watching that shit, my thesis update, the appeal of teen dramas, and answer the following advice questions:

★ What’s the best way I can show up for a partner who just lost a parent?

★ Previous question asker. I told my boss I’m leaving the company but now feel sad I’m leaving the job i once hated. How do i mentally cleanse myself from this job and prepare for the new one.

Ask your advice questions anonymously here: bit.ly/ksfsadvice

Here’s the music I played this week:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7784uQqvYgHuiHaCnvWEIw?si=7rpCYzKBRUeAa-bS0OTKkw

If you want to play the music alongside the audio:

Introduction segment

Music break [16 CARRIAGES, Easier Said Than Done]

Research segment

Music break [Fast Times]

Advice segment 1

Music break [Don’t Mess With My Man]

Advice segment 2 and outro

Music break [More Than A Woman]

Listen live next time on Thursdays from 9-10:15 a.m. PST at ksfsmedia.net or by downloading the KSFS radio app. 🪩 See you there!

Welcome to the 💌💗GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP🪩🍒‼️. This is my radio show on KSFS Radio at San Francisco State where I talk all things pop culture, my research on grief and media, and answer your advice questions.

This week I discuss the power that comes with a 7:30 p.m. sunset, my thesis update and why fans understand grief through a character’s perspective (team Conrad stand UP!), Pet Sematary and the avoidance of death, and answer the following advice questions:

★ hiiiii i have a small college crush for the first time on my classmate but he is really busy and i def don’t want to ruin our friendship. i don’t want to read into things too much but also i love love and miss being flirty!!

★ mourning what could've been the outcome of the relationship vs mourning the actual relationship, and why the could've been evokes more emotion.

Ask your advice questions anonymously here: bit.ly/ksfsadvice

Here’s the music I played this week:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0XCupDANWxT5RA3aGc3uuJ?si=9HzOl592RTuf6yRf9M0-Lw

If you want to play the music alongside the audio:

Introduction segment

Music break [Jet Black, Big Drank]

Research segment

Music break [Met Him Last Night]

Advice segment 1

Music break [Ungodly Hour]

Advice segment 2 and outro

Music break [Lapdance]

Listen live next time on Thursdays from 9-10:15 a.m. PST at ksfsmedia.net or by downloading the KSFS radio app. 🪩 See you there!

Welcome to the 💌💗GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP🪩🍒‼️. This is my radio show on KSFS Radio at San Francisco State where I talk all things pop culture, my research on grief and media, and answer your advice questions.

This week I discuss combatting social anxiety, Survivor 50, the latest on my thesis, thoughts on the portrayal of grief + emotions in young adult books, and answer the following advice questions:

★ Why does being pursued romantically feel like being hunted for sport? Also why does pursuing someone romantically feel like hunting for sport. Why can't we just frolic in the field? [AND] Why pursuing someone feels like letting your intestines drag behind you unraveling inch by inch?

★ as i have become older and wiser i realize some of my longtime friends have friends I don’t like. I’ve tolerated these aqaintances for a long time but life is too short. I hear you become more of yourself as you age so maybe that’s why i dont like these friends of friends anymore… or am i obligated to like them at all?

Ask your advice questions anonymously here: bit.ly/ksfsadvice

Here’s the music I played this week:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0FzzOG255wM0E1tbZQmbHf?si=h-W_VUAXT1ai2CG2XWKzUg

If you want to play the music alongside the audio:

Introduction segment

Music break [Perfect Places, Spin, Dance With Me]

Research segment

Music break [someone like u, Plastic Box]

Advice segment 1

Music break [30°C]

Advice segment 2 and outro

Music break [Frontin’]

Listen live next time on Thursdays from 9-10:15 a.m. PST at ksfsmedia.net or by downloading the KSFS radio app. 🪩 See you there!