Today we catch up after taking a brief hiatus (sorry!!), discussions include Noa's Minecraft bday party, slightly outdated twitter discourse and also our topic, body modifications !

Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/science/body-modifications-and-mutilations

https://churchofbodmod.com/mission-statement/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subdermal_implant

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_modification

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7928480/#:~:text=Moreover%2C%20138%20(44.24%25)%20participants,were%20extreme%2Dbody%2Dmodified.

Happy Valentines Day! In todays *special* episode we talk sex, baby! Noa uses her psych major knowledge from Human Sexuality class to explain kinks, fetishes and self proclaimed "kink-sters"!

DISCLAIMER: This episode is EXPLICIT and 18+!!! We talk about fetishes and kinks in an informational but graphic way so be warned!!!

Sources:

https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22463879/kink-at-pride-discourse-lgbtq 

https://victoriaah.com/more-than-a-taboo-the-rich-history-of-bdsm/

Heyyyyy, today we are talking about survivalists or apocalypse preppers! Would you survive in the apocalypse? WARNING: some 9/11 jokes... so sorry about that...

Sources:

https://www.cdamm.org/articles/survivalists-and-preppers 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/frederickallen/2020/12/29/apocalypse-then-when-y2k-didnt-lead-to-the-end-of-civilization/?sh=dd5071b475c5 

https://www.vox.com/2018/4/19/17246732/waco-tragedy-explained-david-koresh-mount-carmel-branch-davidian-cult-30-year-anniversary 

https://bigthink.com/thinking/doomsday-preppers-philosophy/#:~:text=Those%20who%20prep%20often%20have,influenced%20by%20your%20social%20circles.

Today we talk about Kpop Stans and the parasocial relationships that come with 'em! We're only a little afraid of being doxxed... Hah... Just kidding... Hahah...

Sources:

https://www.simplyneuroscience.org/post/getting-real-with-parasocial-relationships#:~:text=Levels%20of%20Parasocial%20Relationships&text=Not%20all%20parasocial%20relationships%20are,Giles%20%26%20Maltby%2C%202006).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasaeng_fan

https://www.essence.com/of-the-essence/psychology-legality-stan-experience/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Twitter

https://www.campustimes.org/2022/10/30/on-bts-k-pop-and-toxic-fan-culture/

https://www.ricemedia.co/culture-events-are-bts-fans-unstable-toxic-screaming-teenagers/

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/k-pop/music/news/bts-v-stalker-case-progresses-to-prosecution-bighit-music-enforces-zero-tolerance-policy/articleshow/105313155.cms?from=mdr

https://www.campustimes.org/2022/10/30/on-bts-k-pop-and-toxic-fan-culture/

https://baredseoul.wordpress.com/2017/11/14/cultural-appropriation-in-kpop/

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Weeaboo&utm_source=search-action

In the second half of the two parter, we talk about anything and everything MAXIMALISM!! The origins, the culture, and why gen z is so obsessed with it...

Sources:

https://adorno.design/editorial/discover-maximalism-exploring-the-bold-and-diverse-art-movement/

https://www.frieze.com/article/pictures-maximalist-revolt-against-minimalism

https://www.vogue.com/article/machine-dazzle-queer-maximalism-exhibition 

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/29/style/rick-owens-balmain-schiaparelli-maximalism.html

https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/21506030/maximalism-minimalism-home-design-jungalow 

https://www.printmag.com/design-trends/maximalist-interiors-are-redefining-stability-for-younger-generations-in-turbulent-times/ 
https://fluentresearch.com/gen-z-maximalism-more-is-more/ https://www.damemagazine.com/2022/09/21/more-is-more-is-more-maximalism-explained/

In this two parter, we talk about what "sparks joy." Minimalism is all the rage with celebrities, but what's it all about? In this episode, we find out! (p.s. Noa says in this ep that the upload schedule has NOT been f*cked up when it in fact HAS, so sorry about that, luv u <3)

Sources:

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/31/magazine/the-oppressive-gospel-of-minimalism.html

https://www.becomingminimalist.com/clutter-stats/#:~:text=There%20are%20300%2C000%20items%20in,American%20home%20(LA%20Times).

https://www.becomingminimalist.com/what-is-minimalism/

https://medium.com/@fiveohseven/this-is-why-i-stopped-being-a-minimalist-b22def79b0c8#:~:text=It%20felt%20like%20it%20was,Black%20t%2Dshirts%20and%20sweatpants.

https://www.asmallwardrobe.com/home/criticisms-of-minimalism-archive#:~:text=Many%20arguments%20against%20minimalism%20suggest,not%20necessarily%20represent%20the%20majority.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/02/03/the-pitfalls-and-the-potential-of-the-new-minimalism

PEACE AND LOVE, MAN!! Today we talk about hippies, the super groovy stuff and maybe the not so groovy as well...?

Citations

https://www.thecollector.com/hippie-counterculture-movement-1960s-1970s/

https://www.history.com/news/vietnam-war-hippies-counter-culture 

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20180529-did-the-hippies-have-nothing-to-say 

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/mar/18/hippy-back-instagram-not-so-cool-remember-first-time-round 

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/04/24/vanlife-the-bohemian-social-media-movement 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu6GRnFcGtA 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gabby-petito-brian-laundrie-case-story-deaths/

Today Ahn teaches Noa about alternative music/fashion subcultures! The similarities AND differences between emo, punk, and scene. We also throw in some other shit at the end just for fun :)

Sources:

Emo. (2023). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Emo&oldid=1142398070

Punk Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com. (n.d.). Retrieved March 2, 2023, from https://www.dictionary.com/browse/punk

Punk subculture. (2023). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Punk_subculture&oldid=1142278301

Scene. (n.d.). Aesthetics Wiki. Retrieved March 2, 2023, from https://aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Scene

Welcome back guys! Ahn and Noa talk about hidden mickeys and sexy goofy, you guessed it, today is all about Disney adults !!

Citations:

Conner, Kurtis. “A Deep Dive into Disney Adults.” YouTube, YouTube, 21 May 2021, www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvNmLwOLz3w. 

“Disney Difference.” Storyliving by Disney, www.storylivingbydisney.com/disney-difference/. Accessed 11 Oct. 2023. 

Disneyworld.Disney.Go.Com, disneyworld.disney.go.com/star-wars-galactic-starcruiser/overview/. Accessed 11 Oct. 2023. 

Hitt, Tarpley. “How Disney’s ‘community of Tomorrow’ Became a Nightmare.” The Daily Beast, The Daily Beast Company, 26 Dec. 2019, www.thedailybeast.com/celebration-florida-how-disneys-community-of-tomorrow-became-a-total-nightmare. 

Ahn and Noa talk about everyones favorite topic... incels !!! We analyze the hellscape that is reddit to get to the bottom of incel lore. 

Sources: 

Byerly, Carolyn M. “Incels Online Reframing Sexual Violence.” The Communication Review 23, no. 4 (October 1, 2020): 290–308. https://doi.org/10.1080/10714421.2020.1829305.

Jones, Lucy, Małgorzata Chałupnik, Jai Mackenzie, and Louise Mullany. “‘STFU and Start Listening to How Scared We Are’: Resisting Misogyny on Twitter via #NotAllMen.” Discourse, Context & Media 47 (June 2022): 100596. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcm.2022.100596.

Parent, Mike C., Teresa D. Gobble, and Aaron Rochlen. “Social Media Behavior, Toxic Masculinity, and Depression.” Psychology of Men & Masculinities 20, no. 3 (July 2019): 277–87. https://doi.org/10.1037/men0000156.

Pizarro-Sirera, Margalida. “Toxic Masculinity in American Politics: Donald Trump’s Tweeting Activity in the US Presidential Election (2016).” European Journal of American Culture 39, no. 2 (June 1, 2020): 163–81. https://doi.org/10.1386/ejac_00021_1.