Resting On Pretty

The true core of what made the writing of HP Lovecraft (when it wasn’t being astonishingly racist) so memorable and frightening was the idea that god exists, and doesn’t care about you. To be known, and for that to not matter. Speaking of racism and the things a higher power allows to happen under its baleful eye, this week, we watched “The Girl Who Is Contagious,” which, true to form, is just barely about an outbreak and is largely about maybe the most horrifying photoshoot in America’s Next Top Model history. Or maybe the most horrifying photoshoot in America’s Next Top Model history so far. Look at me - look at me! We’re gonna get through this together. Meanwhile, Cassie has Erin and Producer Spouse play a pretty fun game, so it’s not all bod, folks!

S04E05: The Girl Who Is Contagious
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Hey, how are ya? Have a seat. Can I get you something? Beer? Wine? Podcast? Oh I have just the one for you. This week, we watched “The Girl With The Worst Photo In History” and take umbrage with that particular use of hyperbole. There’s a photoshoot with a big jerk, a visit from Serena Williams (and some intrepid reporting from friend of the show and terrific sports writer Melissa Couto Zuber) and some astrology. Erin is mad about masks, Cassie goes on an adventure with a spooky app and Producer Spouse makes an assertion about the canonical dietary preferences of bears. Give this one a try, see what you think!

Melissa Couto Zuber on Twitter: @ThrowinSmoke

S04E04: The Girl With The Worst Photo In History
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Folks, we just finished recording a podcast, and boy are our arms tired! From flapping them while we recorded the podcast! This week, we watched “The Girl Who Suddenly Collapsed” and witness a walk-off, a prank that gets scary and a photoshoot with some very, very good guests. Yes they are! Yes they are. Meanwhile, Cassie is well rested, Erin has a favourite shelf, and Spouse might just guess a Tyra mail correctly this time around. Listen and all will be revealed!

juliaplaysgroove’s “Don’t Start Now” cover:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdBR-SrP6uU

S04E03: The Girl Who Suddenly Collapsed
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[CONTENT WARNING: Brief discussion of sexual violence regarding I’ll Be Gone In The Dark during Quarantine Quorner]

Folks, this week on Resting On Pretty, okxdces and the cat runs across my laptop while I’m writing the episode description. It’s makeover week! This week, as we cover "The Girls Who Hate Their Makeovers” the models do a weird photoshoot that allegedly involves aliens, and Janice may no longer be in the PTA. After a van ride to a Second Location that everyone probably feels comfortable about, it’s time to do some makeovers that everyone probably feels satisfied with! Cassie announces a newfound love for country music, Erin is overheating in a muggy apartment with an AC on the fritz, and Spouse deciphers a Tyra mail at the same moment as the models. Let’s get weird!

S04E02: The Girls Who Hake Their Makeovers
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Boy, you really think this show has plumbed the true depths of awful episode titles and then the Cycle 4 premiere comes along, crests a new breach in the ocean floor, and here we are with “The Girl Who Is A Lady Kat. Reow!” Oof! Oof McGoof!

Folks, we made it! Let’s meet some models! Let’s celebrate Two Birthdays! Let’s defend Tiffany Richardson! Let’s listen to a truly tragic tale from Cassie’s origin story! Let’s do it all, this week on Resting On Pretty!

Bryn And Friends:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI8ozE6g1m7Cb0_5JeLZ2Sg

S04E01: The Girl Who Is A Lady Kat. Reow!
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Look at us now, dad! We made it to the end of the season, which means we’re going to do a little look back at the models we’ve met - but first, of course, an Erin-designed cocktail inspired by this cycle’s winner! We’re joined by returning guest and ostensible fan favourite Julia Haist and first time champion Calum Marsh, both of the extremely charming cocktail podcast Everyday Drinking to talk about the cocktails that inspired it, and to generally get goofy. Get busy goofing or get busy dying, that’s what we’ve always said. Then, we discuss the Cycle 3 retrospective episode "What The Divas Are Doing Now” where we learn the apparently limited and quantifiable types of beauty there are. Erin laments not being able to print the internet, Cassie issues a correction on the fate of an inflatable llama and Producer Spouse shares some funny names from a video game he’s been playing. Are you in desperate need of it all? Because that’s what this episode has got!

If you’re reading this the day it appeared in your feed, (June 30th), TODAY is the last day to purchase an ROP x Maggie’s TO “Model Citizen” shirt! All proceeds go to supporting local sex workers impacted by COVID-19.

https://bit.ly/ropxmaggies

Everyday Drinking:

https://open.spotify.com/show/3MTtdPpQ2eQ4grofbjJL4Y

S03E13: What The Divas Are Doing Now
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Look, whether you’re liberal or conservative, Catholic or Protestant, Edward or Jacob, we can all agree that this is a podcast about America’s Next Top Model. And it’s time to find out who that is! This week, we watched “The Girl Who Wins It All” with our good friend and famous Instagram dog-haver Heather Gray! We witness a high stakes runway, another go-see, and a winner crowned! Cassie teaches us all about taiko drums, Erin reaches for an odd euphemism for sex, and Heather and Producer Spouse interrogate a truly incomprehensible statement from an earlier episode in the season. Come on in, the water’s fine!

Community Bail Funds:
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd

Justice for Breanna Taylor:
https://justiceforbreonna.org/

George Floyd Memorial Fund:
https://ca.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd

Regis Korchinski-Paquet Memorial Fund:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/justice-for-regis

ROP x MAGGIE’S TO SHIRTS:
https://bit.ly/ropxmaggies

100% of all proceeds go to Maggie’s TO to support local sex workers impacted by COVID-19

S03E12: The Girl Who Wins It All
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As our ROP x Maggie’s TO Model Citizen shirt fundraiser winds down, we took some time to chat with Ellie Ade Kur of Maggie’s Toronto Sex Worker Action Project to discuss the work they do with local sex workers to empower them and enable them to work safely and with dignity. We discuss Maggie’s current and broader aims, the impact of COVID-19 on their work, Black Lives Matter and the push to defund the police, the effects of anti sex work legislation like SESTA/FOSTA, and what you can do to support causes like this. It’s not out of your hands!

Maggie’s TO:

https://www.maggiesto.org/

Butterfly Asian And Migrant Sex Workers Network:

https://www.butterflysw.org/

ROP x MAGGIE’S TO SHIRTS:

https://bit.ly/ropxmaggies

100% of all proceeds go to Maggie’s TO to support local sex workers impacted by COVID-19

Folks, it’s been a wild season of recording this podcast, and not just because the television program we cover on it is a danger to itself and others! Remember the start of the season, and how we recorded it in person? Remember how that was a thing you used to be able to do? Speaking of questions, after a brief recap of the season so far, we asked YOU, our dear listeners, to ask US, your dear podcast, some questions, and you delivered! We talk about defunding the police (it’s good and should happen), our favourite historical fashions (they’re good and did happen), cheese, funerals (again) and more! Cassie is spooky, Producer Spouse says “havarti” weird, and Erin explores the liberation found in admitting you kind of suck. Enjoy!

Community Bail Funds:

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd

Justice for Breanna Taylor:

https://justiceforbreonna.org/

George Floyd Memorial Fund:

https://ca.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd

Regis Korchinski-Paquet Memorial Fund:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/justice-for-regis


ROP x MAGGIE’S TO SHIRTS:

https://bit.ly/ropxmaggies

100% of all proceeds go to Maggie’s TO to support local sex workers impacted by COVID-19

Show Instagram: @restingonprettypodcast
Email the show: [email protected]

Finally, history has given us exactly one human who can ask “where’s my hug” and not be totally insufferable! This week, we watched “The Girl Who Didn’t Hug Goodbye” and learn all about Japanese street style! Producer Spouse almost successfully guesses a Tyra Mail about the shoot, Ann struggles, one of the models misses a challenge and Erin and Cassie get yelled at. Also, an update on the pigeons on our balcony.

Community Bail Funds:

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd

Justice for Breanna Taylor:

https://justiceforbreonna.org/

George Floyd Memorial Fund:

https://ca.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd

Regis Korchinski-Paquet Memorial Fund:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/justice-for-regis


ROP x MAGGIE’S TO SHIRTS:

https://bit.ly/ropxmaggies

100% of all proceeds go to Maggie’s TO to support local sex workers impacted by COVID-19

S03E11: The Girl Who Didn’t Hug Goodbye
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