Kvetchin' Session

Kvetchin' Session

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Kvetchin' Session episodes

  • S2, E4: F*ck Your Fake Apologies
    This week, we discuss the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict and some of the ways in which white supremacy primes society to protect white children and condemn Black children. The verdict was far from surprising, but it is deeply disturbing. We also discuss accountability and what it does (and does NOT) mean when we apologize. 
     
    As we continue through the holiday season, here are some fantastic resources you can use to buy Black this season:
     
    • https://www.miiriya.com/ (And if you love Miiriya, consider supporting its creator!)
  • https://www.dashofjazz.com/the-black-owned-holiday-gift-guide-25-gifts-for-everyone-on-your-list/
  • https://aalbc.com/booksites/
  • https://www.allure.com/gallery/black-owned-cosmetic-brands-to-watch (Coloured Raine is a personal favorite!)
  • https://www.cosmopolitan.com/style-beauty/fashion/g32733776/black-owned-clothing-brands/
    • All views expressed represent our own and do not represent the opinions or views of our employers.
    30 min
  • S2, E3: Life Lessons with Kvetchin‘ Session: Caring About Others
    CW: Violence, gun violence, acquittal
     
    Dear listeners: Not long after this podcast was recorded, Kyle Rittenhouse--who shot three people, killing two, during a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin--was declared not guilty with regard to the five related charges he faced.
     
    Like many of you, we are not surprised; like many of you, the word "disappointed" falls short of the truth of our emotions. 
     
    We will address this verdict in our next episode. 
     
    For now, we hope you will truly extend love and care to one another and yourselves. 
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    This week, we discuss the radical notion of caring for people other than yourself. (What a concept!) We also discuss the Thanksgiving holiday--otherwise known as the National Day of Mourning--and ways you can repurpose this holiday as a day of service. 
     
    Resources discussed:
    Reparations
    https://native-land.ca/
    https://legacy.npr.org/assets/news/2014/06/Tribal_Nations_Map_NA.pdf
     
    Give land back
    https://resourcegeneration.org/land-reparations-indigenous-solidarity-action-guide/
     
    Support UAINE's National Day of Mourning
    Facebook link to event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1296801514164638/?ref=newsfeed
    Event GoFundMe:
    https://www.gofundme.com/f/uaine-fall-2021-fundraiser?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet+spider1c&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer
    United American Indians of New England (UAINE) website: http://www.uaine.org/
    All views expressed represent our own and do not represent the opinions or views of our employers.
    36 min
  • S2, E2: Brought to You by Men Everywhere
    Our dears,
    Once again, the question must be asked: Why are men?

    Why do they insist they are right time and time again, despite their unparalleled wrongness? Why do they infantilize colleagues with uteruses who are experienced in their fields and confident in their skills? 

    Honestly--aside from our patriarchal society--we don't really know. But in this week's episode, we're introducing some informed-ish speculation. Join us for this week's episode, featuring decades-old questions and kvetchin' fresh answers. 

    All views expressed represent our own and do not represent the opinions or views of our employers.
    36 min
  • Season 2, Episode 1: Spooky, Scary Season 2!
    Welcome back, snakes and company!

    We're so excited to be kvetching back at you for brand-new season 2! This time, join us for a Halloween special where we'll talk about the beauty of scare month, attempt to rank some of history's scariest men, and help prepare you to celebrate October 31 in style. 

    All views expressed represent our own and do not represent the opinions or views of our employers.
    37 min
  • Episode 20: Season 1 Send-off (Thanks, SCOTUS!)
    CW: Abortion

    At midnight on September 1, 2021, the Texas heartbeat law (also known as SB-8) took effect with near-total silence from SCOTUS.

    There is no question about intent: This is blatantly anti-woman. There is no pro-life argument with legs to stand on. 

    In this, our last episode of season one, we explore issues of bodily autonomy, male accountability, and the many blatant attacks being launched on women and people of marginalized gender in the recent past. It's a heavy episode that we're launching at a heavy time on behalf of abuses past, present, and (unfortunately) yet to come. 

    Snakes, take care of one another. Be good to each other. Wear your masks. Hang onto those snake tokens. We'll be back before you know it for season 2. 

    All views expressed represent our own and do not represent the opinions or views of our employers.
    39 min
  • Episode 19: Schrödinger‘s PMS
    CW: Uterine health issues, pregnancy

    Please note: This episode was produced prior to the passing of SB 8, the "Texas Heartbeat Act." In our next episode, we plan to address these injustices. 

    Women and people with uteruses are often othered in the workplace. Any show of emotion (i.e. stress, anxiety, sadness) is tacked up to "hormones"--while men's anger is considered not only palatable, but a leadership quality. This feels a lot more like a male-driven conscious ignorance of the true body horror that anyone with a uterus undergoes before, during, or after their period, or during pregnancy, or even during menopause. In this episode, we address a little-addressed issue: the ever-evolving range of symptoms / bodily dysfunctions that, at any given time, may or may not be indicative of PMS, pregnancy, or menopause--a syndrome otherwise known as Schrödinger's PMS. 

    All views expressed represent our own and do not represent the opinions or views of our employers.
    45 min
  • Episode 18: You Don‘t Own Me
    CW: War, terrorism, terrorism toward women, abuses toward women, post-natal women’s issues

    2021 has met us with advances in technology and mountains of platforms we may use to speak--yet still, for women and people with uteruses, progress has stalled or even reverted. Most urgently, in Afghanistan, women are fearing for their lives and rights as they are stripped away under the Taliban. Globally, women are viewed and often treated as cattle, best used for breeding and nurturing children and then, having fulfilled that purpose, being led to societal pasture. 

    If you haven't guessed, we're angry--and we're guessing many of you are, too. This week, join us as we chat about some pertinent women's issues while pushing against the idea that this is somehow liberation.

    If you would like to send support to women in Afghanistan during this time, here are some great organizations to learn about, share, and, if possible, financially support:

    • Women for Women International
  • Protect Afghan Women Campaign
  • Women For Afghan Women
    • All views expressed represent our own and do not represent the opinions or views of our employers.
    37 min
  • Episode 17: The Song That Never Ends
    Do you remember the song that never ends--that infinite-loop ditty brought to you by Shari Lewis and Lambchop? We do, and fairly fondly at that.
    Less fond are we, however, of the more recent infinite loop in which we find ourselves--the one in which we live through a pandemic, start to make hints of progress, watch as antivaccination and antimask citizens scream "oppression" when asked to take precautions for other human lives...and eventually push our way backwards into pandemic level two/wave four. This is the pandemic that never ends.
    You've heard it here first, and you've heard it here most: The Delta variant, and several subsequent and more frightening variants in its wake, are actively working their way through the globe. In this episode, we'll discuss recent updates in this nightmarish cycle and kvetch about the little-to-nothing that officials and fellow citizens are doing to slow the rise of COVID cases.
    All views expressed represent our own and do not represent the opinions or views of our employers.
    36 min
  • Episode 16: Breaking News Variety Hour

    In this episode, listen as Hosts 1 and 2 come to you from the not so distant past to predict our collective fate! Chills, spills, and thrills continue to unfold even weeks after this episode was recorded. (Just look at the CDC's latest announcement recommending that even vaccinated people wear masks inside again. YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST AND YOU CAN'T UNHEAR IT. We'll have a LOT to say on that in our next episode.)

    So place your bets, ladies and snakes. Have your friends join in the fun. And, quite honestly, keep your fingers crossed that some of these are way off base.  

    All views expressed represent our own and do not represent the opinions or views of our employers.

    31 min
  • Episode 15: Dammit, Delta!

    Listeners, snakes: Remember COVID-19? Remember how quickly that situation was "resolved," and we were told it was "safe to return to work" and "weird to keep wearing masks"? [/sarcasm] 

    As predicted (not only by ourselves, but also by global experts), we are now faced with the Delta Variant: a more transmissible COVID-19 variant that's spreading and mutating with great speed. Why aren't we taking measures to slow the spread of the variant? Three words: profit over people. In this episode, we share what we've learned about this new strain, and kvetch about the greed that's preventing the country from taking protective measures.

     

    All views expressed represent our own and do not represent the opinions or views of our employers.

    33 min

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