Life‘s un Viaje

Adulting 101: This week we are discussing what home looks like for us now that we are coming into our own. 

 

Music Mentioned:

♫ Solange - Cranes In The Sky

♫Matt Corby - Monday

This week we discuss all the commotion behind cancel culture and our recollection of all the celebs who have been canceled pre and post the phenomenon. 

 

 Sources Mentioned: 

✈  DRAG THEM: A brief etymology of so-called “cancel culture” by Meredith Clark 

✈ The Unwanted Labour Of Social Media: Women Of Colour Call Out Culture As Venture Community Management By Lisa Nakamura 

✈  The Long and Tortured History of Cancel Culture

✈J-pop Scandals (specifically the AKB48 scandal, and apology videos included) 

 

Music Mentioned:

♫ Destiny's Child - Cater 2 U 

♫Mariah Carey - A No No

This week we discuss all things names and naming. While also giving a little insight into our own names.

 

 Sources Mentioned: 

✈ www.mynamestats.com 

 

Music Mentioned:

♫ Alicia Keys - You Don't Know My Name

♫Megan Thee Stallion - Cry Baby (feat. DaBaby)

This week we discuss:

what we mean by beauty as a currency, 

whether or not beauty is in the eye of the colonizer,

the place of beauty in feminism,

and what part beauty plays in globalization, industrialization, and capital. 

Yes, it’s a lot to cover. But don’t worry we got you! 😉

 

 Sources Mentioned: 

✈  Is Beauty In The Eyes Of The Colonizer?

✈ Beauty is in the eye of patriarchy, capital, and the colonizer

✈ Globalization and Beauty: A Historical and Firm Perspective*

✈ Beauty as Capital w/ Kimberly Foster

✈ TeenVogue Article

✈ The Beauty Trade: Youth, Gender, and Fashion Globalization (Oxford Studies in Gender and International Relations) ~ McCracken, Angela B.

Music Mentioned:

♫ Jazmine Sullivan - Mascara

♫ TLC - Unpretty

This week we share our responses to anonymous Reddit comments about foreigners' observations about Americans abroad. 

 

 Sources Mentioned: 

✈ 18 American Behaviors That Stick Out Like A Sore Thumb To Non-Americans

✈ People Are Sharing The Signs That A Tourist Is American, And It's A Little Embarrassing

 

Music Mentioned:

♫ Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson - Scream

♫ SZA - 20 Something

What does it mean? What does it look like? Is Udi in the middle of one? 

 

Music Mentioned:

♫ Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson - Scream

♫ SZA - 20 Something

This one is for the fan in you. 

 

Music Mentioned:

♫ Mariah Carey - Babydoll

♫ Shinee - Ode to you

This week we are putting on our film buff hats to discuss "Minari" and our relationship to the film's topic of family and the US immigrant experience.

 

Music Mentioned:

♫ Mariah Carey - Anytime You Need A Friend

♫ Raveena - Mama

Spring is here! This week with discuss everything that we associate with the season. From Spring Breakers to Cherry Blossoms. 

 

Music Mentioned:

♫ RAYE - Confidence

♫ 버스커 버스커(Busker Busker) - 벚꽃 엔딩(Cherry Blossom Ending)

Udi's back! Udi's back! Udi's back back back back back!

(This is a SHINee reference)

Yes! Udi is back from Cuba. She tells us the differences between living vs touring Cuba. Kiara is terribly ignorant about the effects of covid-19 on the island. Come join us~

 

Dollarization: (mentioned during the episode)

definition of dollarization

Dollarization in Ecuador (video) 

 

Song of the Week:

La Cura by El Taiger

Al Final De Este Viaje by Silvio Rodriguez