Grief Support Group

Welcome to the Grief Support Group 🪩💌🍒. This is the show where I examine how pop culture helps us cope with love, life, death, and grief.

On today’s episode, I am joined by husband of GRIEF AND MEDIA Jack Molmud! We discuss how the film Primetime (based on the show To Catch a Predator), Big Brother, and social media impacts the ways we view and understand surveillance. We also talk about the new member of our family (Baby Reindeer, your comedy is shite!!), how mascot of GRIEF AND MEDIA has been handling said new member of the family, and answer the following advice question:

★ how do you learn to want to get over someone? i’m tired of ruminating :-(

Ask your advice questions anonymously for a future episode here: bit.ly/askgriefandmedia

I’ll be back with a new episode every other Friday. 🪩 Thank you for being part of the Grief Support Group.

Welcome to the Grief Support Group 🪩💌🍒. This is the show where I examine how pop culture helps us cope with love, life, death, and grief.

On today’s episode, I discuss the Peacock show The Five-Star Weekend and how it portrays different types of grief, wanting to archive my mom’s old texts, fall movies (Resident Evil was WILD), how the act of forgetting is a beautiful thing, and more.

I also answer the following advice questions:

★ My old neighbor stopped talking to me two months ago. I heard from our mutual friends she was talking shit about me but I decided to give her space until I finally confronted her last weekend asking if we can talk. She said she doesn’t want to engage in a conversation with me and basically will not tell me why she doesn’t want to be friends with me anymore. I’m gutted by it all but most of all the lack of direct communication. I wish she would come to me and keep it real. How do I deal with losing a friend like this?

★ My ex situationship blocked my phone number last week and it has me crashing out because I would always block him when he made me feel emotionally unsafe. He blocked me because he got tired of me always blocking him I assume. He’s since unblocked me but has not messaged or picked up any calls. I do know it rings now though. I know I should save whatever dignity I have left and stop contacting him but I feel hurt thinking our connection could really be over. We were always so toxic and bad to each other though so why does the distance really hurt me this much now? Ive been trying to get space but now that I have it, im gutted. Why am I drawn to toxic people?

Ask your advice questions anonymously for a future episode here: bit.ly/askgriefandmedia

I’ll be back with a new episode every other Friday. 🪩 Thank you for being part of the Grief Support Group.

Welcome to the Grief Support Group 🪩💌🍒. This is the show where I examine how pop culture helps us cope with love, life, death, and grief.

On today’s episode, I was joined by Jack Molmud, who you may also recognize as husband of GRIEF AND MEDIA! We did a ~thematic analysis~ on the movies we saw this summer (is this what y’all talk about when your partners drive you to Caltrain too?) and noticed a pattern: All of this summer’s box office hits commented on and depicted loneliness in some way. And loneliness is grief, whether it’s longing for something you once had and lost, or longing for something you never had in the first place. We discuss Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Backrooms, and Obsession, and how each of the films’ main characters cope with loneliness. For better or for worse!

We also discuss romanticizing life, my psychic hit that brought us together in the first place, and answer the following advice questions:

★ why hyper specific actions can bring back feelings or things you haven't thought about in a long time. (e.g making a grilled cheese for the first time since a breakup)

★ I (gay man mid/late 20s) have a crush on a guy I’ve never met, but we run in the same professional circles. We matched on Hinge last month and have scheduled 4 first dates. Every time it comes down to it, he ghosts me the day of and then the next day has what seems to be a legit excuse (i.e family health emergency, death in the family). I’m conflicted because it definitely feels like this might be a sign he’s not into me the same way I am into him. But I also get mixed signals. What’s your take on the situation? Should I keep pursuing a date or chalk it up to bad timing and move on?

Ask your advice questions anonymously for a future episode here: bit.ly/askgriefandmedia

I’ll be back with a new episode every other Friday. 🪩 Thank you for being part of the Grief Support Group.

Welcome to the Grief Support Group 🪩💌🍒. This is the show where I examine how pop culture helps us cope with love, life, death, and grief.

We are back for a new season!!!! You may notice an ~official~ podcast name change. This episode serves as a re-introduction to the podcast in which I discuss what I’ve been up to, how turning 30 made me realize I don’t actually want to wear crop tops to work, the movies of the summer ranked, and more.

I meant to talk for 15 minutes, but it turned into 41 minutes. We’re so back.

Ask your advice questions anonymously for a future episode here: bit.ly/askgriefandmedia

I’ll be back with a new episode every other Friday. 🪩 Thank you for being part of the Grief Support Group.

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

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

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?

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

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!