Today, we take some time to process the horrible tragedy that occurred on November 5th, 2021 at Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival in Houston, TX. Join us for a stream of consciousness discussion about the crowd surge that took place and our thoughts around it all.

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Sources:

• https://www.vulture.com/2021/11/astroworld-festival-tragedy-travis-scott-explainer.html
• https://www.insider.com/crowd-astroworld-crush-surge-travis-scott-concert-festival-disaster-history-2021-11

While Mary-Kate is away, Mae will play… this episode is all about V-tubers! Mae is joined this week by friend and fellow gamer Pitiful Plaything (or Pit for short) in this episode all about the online gaming world. They'll break down what the v-tubing craze is, who to watch, and other fun anecdotes.

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/PitifulPlaythi1
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/pitiful_plaything

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IT'S OUR MOST DRAMATIC. EPISODE. EVER. We're talking all things Bachelor today! Mary-Kate gets to tell Mae all about how this insane dating show turned into a cultural phenomenon (not without its share of controversy). 

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WE ARE BACK, BABYYY! We're kicking off season 2 with a disorganized catch-up session. This season is gonna be a fun one, and we're excited to get back to screaming our complaints into the void.

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CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains graphic discussions involving s*xual ab*se against minors. Listener discretion is advised.

In today's episode, Mary-Kate & Mae discuss the federal arrest of former reality TV star, Josh Duggar, and the abusive patterns within Bill Gothard's IBLP church. We'll also cover the whacky dating process and the sexist nature of growing up in the IBLP / ATI framework.

Graphic discussions begin at 9:41 and end at 51:22.

References:

• Thriving Forward Blog: https://thrivingforwardblog.com/
• Fundie Fridays YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxDs8x5wvKwGR4nuER6h87A
• I Pray You Put This Journal Away Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8WxY0ZaULwItr3YXqxTAWQ/videos

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Mae takes us through the magical & imaginative world of the well-known tabletop role-playing game, Dungeons & Dragons, in today's episode. You'll get to hear all about our current characters, moral alignments, and why the church hates this nonsensical game!

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We get a little more serious and raw on today's episode featuring Andrew, Mary-Kate's long-time best friend and other podcast co-host. It's been a long year of isolation and self-reflection, and we're glad we had the opportunity to talk it all out as a group.

Mental Health Resources:

• https://www.betterhelp.com/
• https://www.psychologytoday.com/us
• https://themighty.com/

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On today's episode, Mae and Mary-Kate are joined by filmmaker friend Olivia Bonnette to discuss the queer cinematic masterpiece, Portrait of a Lady on Fire! This one took us on an emotional rollercoaster and we loved every minute of it. Cry, laugh, and scream at us over menial details like "an hour and a half" and "PAGE 28".  TRIGGER WARNING: Su*cide and ab*rtion are briefly discussed.

Vulture article covering the film: https://www.vulture.com/2020/03/portrait-of-a-lady-on-fire-q-and-a-cline-sciamma-adle-haenel.html

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Mae takes Mary-Kate to school with a breakdown of The Four Temperaments Test! We take a deep-dive into this medically-based, yet scientifically inaccurate, easy-breezy personality test offered by the Open-Source Psychometrics Project.

Take The Four Temperaments Test: https://openpsychometrics.org/tests/O4TS/

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In this episode, we wrap up our February LGBTQ+ Film Fest with Mae's favorite, But I'm a Cheerleader starring the wonderful Natasha Lyonne and Clea Duvall! Mary-Kate and Mae discuss this fun, campy, rom-com that did not age as well as Clea Duvall (but we still loved it). You can stream But I'm a Cheerleader on Amazon Prime now!

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