Kia Rae talks about the origin of yoga, why it is popular in America and why it remains popular today. 

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/286745

https://www.history.com/news/yoga-vivekananda-america#:~:text=It%20was%20during%20the%201920s,but%20largely%20by%20Indian%20immigrants.

https://yogainternational.com/article/view/why-we-practice-a-short-history-of-yoga-in-the-west

 Kia Rae talks about the history of pets and the benefits of having a pup in your home. 

https://www.pedigree.com/article/evolution-pet-ownership

https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2018/02/power-pets

https://www.petplay.com/blogs/tips/7-things-to-consider-before-getting-your-first-family-pet

Kia Rae talks about the history of bumper stickers

https://magazine.northeast.aaa.com/daily/life/cars-trucks/auto-history/bumper-stickers/#:~:text=The%20bumper%20sticker%20as%20we,backed%20paper%20and%20fluorescent%20paint. https://ecbpublishing.com/what-do-your-bumper-stickers-really-tell-people/

Kia Rae discusses botanical sexism and its effect on our everyday lives. 

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/health/how-male-trees-and-botanical-sexism-could-be-making-your-allergies-worse/3016480/

https://science.thewire.in/environment/the-complicated-truth-behind-botanical-sexism/

https://www.aafa.org/pollen-allergy/

Summary: Kia Rae talks about the term spinster and why women have opted out of traditional life patterns and expectations. 

Articles Referenced: 

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-state-our-unions/202208/the-rise-lonely-single-men

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinster

https://www.businessinsider.com/why-people-get-married-later-2013-10

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/why-bad-looks-good/202102/why-many-single-women-without-children-are-so-happy?amp

Kia Rae discusses the history of tattoos and how tattoo culture has shifted in the present

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/tattoos-144038580/

https://zora.medium.com/the-tattoo-taboo-for-the-asian-woman-49d8d1ed6d68

Kia Rae discusses the history of the Grio and how an ancient tradition continues to show up in contemporary cultures. 

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

https://youtu.be/aF2287N0kAc

Kia Rae back with a new question, new music and new topics! 

Kia Rae talks through the waves of feminism and what it might need to look like for the future