Nips and Tips

In this episode, Kennedy ranks every song from Olivia Rodrigo's 3 studio albums.

Enjoy three mini episodes in one

It's finally here, Kennedy's Bird Manifesto. Special Thanks to Prof Wasserman at Boston University who's class notes were used to write this script.

In this episode Kennedy recaps and analyzes Bo Burnham's comedy special Inside.

Sources:

Holmes, L. (2021, June 4). Bo Burnham’s “inside” is a musical fantasy about terrible realities. NPR. https://www.npr.org/2021/06/04/1002491153/bo-burnhams-inside-is-a-musical-fantasy-about-terrible-realities

Servetah, B. (2021, September 27). The dystopian reality of “White woman’s instagram.” The Michigan Daily. https://www.michigandaily.com/arts/the-dystopian-reality-of-white-womens-instagram/

Wikimedia Foundation. (2023, October 19). Bo Burnham. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Burnham

Yanguas, J., Pinazo-Henandis, S., & Tarazona-Santabalbina, F. J. (2018, June 7). The complexity of loneliness. Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6179015/

Youtube videos;

Bo Burnham's Inside: Why 'Content' Makes us miserable by The Take

Why Bo Burnham INSIDE Is An Existential MASTERPIECE I Video Essay by FilmSpeak

Bo Burnham's Existential Genius by Willdrenner

Thank you so much for watching. Follow me on Instagram @kennedy_williamss. 

Big brother rule book. Big Brother Wiki. (n.d.). https://bigbrother.fandom.com/wiki/Big_Brother_Rule_Book 

Busby, M. (2019, June 2). Reality TV fuels body anxiety in young people, says survey. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/jun/03/reality-tv-fuels-body-anxiety-in-young-people-survey-love-island 

Clifford, N. (2021, January 17). As soap operas slowly get replaced with reality TV, Social Media Crashes Party. The Bronco Beat. https://centralbroncobeat.org/1210/features/reality-tv-vs-soap-operas/ 

Cockroft, H. (2021, May 6). Research shows reality TV is not “harmless entertainment.” South West Londoner. https://www.swlondoner.co.uk/entertainment/06052021-research-shows-reality-tv-is-not-harmless-entertainment 

Corry , K. (2022, April 21). Why is reality TV obsessed with making women beg for marriage?. VICE. https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxd3e4/why-is-reality-tv-obsessed-with-making-women-beg-for-marriage-the-ultimatum-netflix 

Dyke, M. (2020, July 17). Why your hot takes on reality TV are sexist. Medium. https://medium.com/mad-dyke/why-your-hot-takes-on-reality-tv-are-sexist-fbdd576c62fe 

Feyter, L. de. (2020, February 23). Gendered shame and reality TV. Honi Soit. http://honisoit.com/2020/02/gendered-shame-and-reality-tv/ 

Gushée, S. (2023). What is the impact of reality shows on younger generation?. Nontoxic Living Simplified For You—By Ruan Living. https://www.ruanliving.com/blog/%2Fimpact-reality-shows-younger-generation 

Jaehnig, J. (2022, November 10). Is reality TV really all bad? The short answer is yes. The Michigan Daily. https://www.michigandaily.com/tv/is-reality-tv-really-all-that-bad-the-short-answer-is-yes/ 

Jones, C. (2023, April 18). Drunk, hungry, and sleep deprived: “Love is blind” contestants claim producers put them through hell. Rolling Stone. https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/love-is-blind-contestants-claim-producers-put-them-through-hell-1234717208/ 

Kale, S. (n.d.). Reality TV is one of the most feminist formats in TV today. hear me out. Reality TV Is One Of The Most Feminist TV Formats. https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2022/05/10983033/reality-tv-feminism-real-housewives 

Kunst, A. (2023, May 10). TV Viewers of reality TV shows on TV in the U.S. by age 2022. Statista. https://www.statista.com/statistics/229112/tv-viewers-who-typically-watch-dating-reality-shows-usa/ 

Manta, K. (2022, January 9). The disturbing depiction of women in reality dating shows. Arcadia. https://www.byarcadia.org/post/the-disturbing-depiction-of-women-in-reality-dating-shows 

Peek, H. (2020, March 4). The impact of reality TV on our teens: What can parents do?. MGH Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds. https://www.mghclaycenter.org/parenting-concerns/teenagers/impact-reality-tv-teens-can-parents/ 

Spencer, L. (2022, November 28). Being a feminist and reality TV fan is possible. The Michigan Daily. https://www.michigandaily.com/opinion/being-a-feminist-and-reality-tv-fan-is-possible/ 

Thomas, J. (2021, November 23). Reality TV’s obsession with female suffering. FEM Newsmagazine. https://femmagazine.com/reality-tvs-obsession-with-female-suffering/

This is it, this is how I got into to Boston University. I go through my application.

In the season 2 premiere we have a short and sweet video about Reaction videos and kind of psychoanalyzing it. 

Sources

Watching People Watching People Watching by Sam Anderson

Reaction video deemed fair use in Youtuber court battle by Valentina Palladino

The Fascinating Rise of Youtube Music Reaction Videos by Eric Skelton

Why watch people react to videos? by Qiaojia Feng

1984 by George Orwell

The Lovely Bones

Among the Hidden

The Princess Knight

The Day my Runny Nose Ran Away

Junie B Jones

Flossie and the Fox

Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman

Good Omens by Neil Gaimen

The Twilight Saga by Stephaine Meyers

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Divergent

The Care and Keeping of you

Life as we Knew it

A Certain Hunger

Death Be not proud

Saving Mr.Turupt

Where the Wild Things are

Kennedy talks about every item and form of content and media she consumed in the past week

Kennedy grows and learns about the true community of BTS and all the good they can do.