Pick up the Phone

Pick up the Phone

By CamelliaComedySociety & Culture
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Pick up the Phone episodes

  • Ye olde commitment issues
    First things first, I do my best impression of the absolutely crazy way American TV anchors read news headlines. Then I discuss all the reasons I think I might have died if I lived in an earlier time period (is it weird that I think about this topic a lot?) and I share what I believe to be society's true equalizer. Finally, I unpack some seriously bizarre stories from my childhood that gave me a healthy fear of commitment before I hit double digits.

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    26 min
  • Audrey + I relive our (and your!) worst dating moments
    This week's Desk Chair Expert, Audrey, comes on the show to offer us some of the cringiest and creepiest dates she's been on, all for the sake of a good laugh. Audrey and I try to guess what other people find annoying about us, and Audrey exposes her "toxic" astrology chart. We share our thoughts on dating in diffferent cities and how dating apps mess with our minds. Then we get into what the worst things to see on a dating app are (besides a photo with a fish) and debate if men have more problematic behaviors than the rest of us (no, we all suck). We take turns rating your submissions and airing out our worst dates, which include an audio message enthusiast and a secretly sappy drug dealer.

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    56 min
  • BONUS: covid diaries xoxo
    If you're wondering why I missed two weeks of podcasts, I... uhhhhh... was busy having COVID. Here are some audio files from the dark days of my quarantine, including how I found out I had it and why I never miss my parents more than when I'm sick. Plus, why does everything seem to go wrong at the same time? As if COVID wasn't enough, huh? Be warned, this is 20 minutes of me brain dumping about being sick.  

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    19 min
  • Bratz dolls + murder = feminism?
    First up in today's episode is me trying to puzzle through some weird advertisements I've been seeing around the city. Do we really need marketing for public goods? Then I share what I think men missed during the "Me Too" movement and critically analyze serial killers through a feminist lens. Later, I'm taking everyone back to my childhood, where I tried and failed to be trendy in any way. I come up with some unorthodox parenting strategies -- I'll be giving my kids a prehistoric childhood and no one can stop me.

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    27 min
  • Jillian talks friendship :')

    Wholesome episode alert!! Today's Desk Chair Expert is one of my closest friends, Jillian, and we're talking about our thoughts on what makes a strong friendship. Starting with the story of how we met at a culty/nerdy summer camp, we recount how we ended up friends (we're not actually sure) and how we've stayed friends despite never living in the same place. We discuss some of the highlights and most difficult times in our friendship and how we worked through them. Jillian shares her tips on how to vocalize the support you need, what the value of female friendship is, and when it might be time to take a step back from a friendship that isn't fulfilling you.

    As a reminder, this series is called Desk Chair Expert because the guests are regular people talking about subjects they find interesting. Please understand that they are discussing the extent of their personal knowledge and expressing their individual opinions. 

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    44 min
  • SO YOU WANNA BE A PODCASTER? part 1: ideation + branding

    We're getting meta this week and I'm giving all of my best tips, tricks, and mistakes to avoid about starting a podcast. After three months of doing this, I've learned a lot, so I'm taking you all through that journey -- complete with a lot of late nights designing and editing. In part one, I'm focusing on how to even come up with a "good idea" and then how to turn that idea into a fully formed brand that is compelling to new listeners.

    TIMESTAMPS:

    1:59 - generating ideas + finding your niche

    8:13 - hosts, guests, length + other details

    12:34 - coming up with a good name

    19:12 - designing cover art

    24:00 - writing a description

    27:52 - intro, outro, theme music

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    32 min
  • Coffee with Castro
    This episode is honestly just me uncovering my guilt. First I try to recount some Biblical stories (aka my church guilt). Then I discuss what our treatment of bugs says about us as humans (aka my ant guilt). Am I one step away from being a dictator? Maybe. Finally, I tell everyone about my recent coffee-related purchase and how it's made me accidentally BFF's with a CEO (no guilt, just regret). 

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    26 min
  • Jacob talks Southern hip-hop history

    Today's Desk Chair Expert grew up in San Antonio and moved to Houston and I'm absolutely taking advantage of him being my only Texas friend for this episode. I ask Jacob to walk us through the evolution of the Texas music scene, from the Geto Boys to Chopped & Screwed remixes. We also talk about what counts as "the South" and how rap changes across Southern cities. Jacob and I try to answer some of Texas' biggest mysteries, including: what does the phrase "Dirty South" mean? What's better, the San Antonio Spurs or actual spurs? And is Scarface a fan of this podcast?

    As a reminder, this series is called Desk Chair Expert because the guests are regular people talking about subjects they find interesting. Please understand that they are discussing the extent of their personal knowledge and expressing their individual opinions.

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    42 min
  • Snitches get to go to court
    Personality tests are just us projecting our idealized selves into a BuzzFeed quiz, you heard it here first, folks. After hashing that out, I tell everyone why I think "cancel culture" is something we've been doing since our playground days. Then I reveal my favorite current "cancelling," which teaches us that drug-fueled sex parties have a lot in common with Fight Club. Later, I imagine what it would be like if I went to court and consider switching careers to become a famous scammer.

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    22 min

About Pick up the Phone

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Part stand-up comedy, part slice of life. Camellia is a vaguely employed twenty-something using comedy to tackle the biggest issues of the moment. Which of her parents is right in an argument? Why do…