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That Other F Word
By Katrina Vargas & Rynn YoungSociety & Culture
That Other F Word episodes
- Apples, Coffee Cups, and Invisibility Cloaks with Cheyenne
We’re talking to one of our favorite people, Rynn’s cousin Cheyenne, about being a new teacher. And also why she’s so awesome. Get ready for everything from handling diversity and gender in the classroom to turpentine. We’re still in the dark on that last bit.
Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington Bear
Links & Research:
- https://usafacts.org/articles/who-are-the-nations-4m-teachers/4
- https://www.businessinsider.com/women-teachers-administrators-gender-pay-gap-public-schools-education-2021-6
- https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2019/02/the-explosion-of-women-teachers/582622/
47 min - Who Sh*t the Bed?
It was the trial our country just couldn’t quit. But did any of it actually matter? We’re talking about the Depp/Heard trial and it’s aftermath. And then we’re never talking about it again.
Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington Bear
Links & Research:
- https://www.npr.org/2022/05/05/1097002768/the-depp-heard-case-places-a-spotlight-on-relationships-and-intimate-partner-vio
- https://www.npr.org/2022/05/23/1100685712/on-social-media-johnny-depp-is-winning-public-sympathy-over-amber-heard
- https://www.huffpost.com/entry/johnny-depp-amber-heard-trial-verdict-jury_n_6297a45fe4b016c4eef49fdc?d_id=3742704&ncid_tag=fcbklnkushpmg00000046&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&utm_campaign=us_women&fbclid=IwAR0icWE9jc_pYRZvM0YbrLuoO3MWfHL4koslEK9N645C4PfviQLrZtKOE5k&fs=e&s=cl
- https://apple.news/A5VaBmXw3TEuedEDsXYfd7A
- https://www.npr.org/2022/06/01/1102118755/depp-heard-trial-verdict#:~:text=Actor%20Johnny%20Depp%20has%20won,punitive%20damages%20of%20%245%20million.
- https://www.thehotline.org/resources/the-myth-of-mutual-abuse/
- https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/experts-question-phrase-mutual-abuse-testimony-johnny-depp-amber-heard-rcna25461
- https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/01/entertainment/depp-heard-trial-verdict-reaction/index.html
- https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/experts-question-phrase-mutual-abuse-testimony-johnny-depp-amber-heard-rcna25461
40 min - To Hell in a Handbasket
We’re catching up on all the bad news since our last episode. With the news that our rights are slipping away and a never-ending cycle of gun violence in our country, what can we do to hope?
Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington Bear
Links & Research:
- https://youtu.be/5Nr65lc1ys8
- https://www.npr.org/2022/05/03/1096097236/roe-wade-original-ruling-leak
- https://youtu.be/MalsOLSFvX0
- https://www.npr.org/2022/05/29/1102017788/after-uvalde-mass-shootings-continue-over-the-weekend-across-the-u-s
- https://www.npr.org/2022/05/24/1101050970/2022-school-shootings-so-far
- https://momsdemandaction.org/
- https://everytownresearch.org/?_gl=1%2A1eb7nae%2A_ga%2AOTU0MDc1NTg4LjE2NTQwMzA5MDY.%2A_ga_LT0FWV3EK3%2AMTY1NDAzMDkwNi4xLjAuMTY1NDAzMDkwNi4w
- https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/31/politics/national-trauma-uvalde-police-response/index.html
- https://www.texastribune.org/2022/05/31/uvalde-school-shooting-police-response-reaction/
- https://open.spotify.com/episode/1MSMtoszAVt2ozmIGwh3gn?si=SFvFDqbwSluXPkjz3RV-hA&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A0eFL5HJejQHZrdgAFdPnOm
- https://www.npr.org/2022/05/15/1099008586/mass-shootings-us-2022-tally-number
- https://www.politifact.com/article/2022/jun/10/how-many-mass-shootings-have-occurred-uvalde-trage/
52 min - Male Birth Control
The availability of male hormonal and non-hormonal contraceptive medication may be on the horizon! But will men actually take it? And why has it taken so long to be available?
Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington Bear
Links & Research:
- https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/11/03/500549503/male-birth-control-study-killed-after-men-complain-about-side-effects
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/04/14/male-birth-control-pill-gel/
28 min - Where Did All the Sex Go?
Americans have hit a sexual low, dubbed by some a “sex recession.” Why aren’t we gettin’ it on? What’s to blame? And it this actually a problem?
Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington Bear
Research & Links:
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/people-have-been-having-less-sex-whether-theyre-teenagers-or-40-somethings/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05Q1Bzg5zTY
- https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/12/the-sex-recession/573949/
- https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/americans_are_having_less_sex_but_is_that_a_problem
43 min - The Power of Neutrality
In our culture, there is a neutral or default against which other genders, races, faiths, etc. are measured. How is this a problem for society, especially those who are “other.” And can it be changed?
Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington Bear
Research & Links:
- https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lets-stop-neutralizing-men_b_5558581
- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10726463/Plane-passengers-flight-sing-Christian-songs.html
40 min - Have you been Love Bombed?
Have you heard of “love bombing”? This phrase has been around quite a while, but has definitely has been heard “around the town” lately. But do the people using it actually know what it means?
Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington Bear
Links & Research:
- https://www.newsweek.com/i-see-love-bombing-gaslighting-relationships-1679479
- https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/10/style/love-bombing.html?smid=url-share
- https://www.healthyplace.com/blogs/verbal-abuse-relationships/2018/5/love-bombing-gaslighting-abuse#:~:text=Love%20bombing%20is%20a%20common,Examples%20and%20How%20to%20Respond).
- https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/caleb-west-elm-dating-saga-1288386/
- https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/11/learning/love-bombing-gaslighting-victim-is-trauma-talk-overused.html
27 min - What’s Your Label?
This week we’re talking about identity and all the labels we put on ourselves and others. Are they helping us to have a better understanding of who we are? Or is it the opposite?
Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington Bear
Links:
- https://www.healthline.com/health/different-types-of-sexuality#a-c
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sexual-self/202112/the-importance-emerging-gender-and-sexual-identity-labels
42 min - We Don’t Talk About Mitchell, No, No, No: The Encanto Episode
Maybe you’ve seen it, maybe you haven’t, but you’ve definitely heard about it. Disney’s 60th animated film definitely got people talking. (And singing.) And we’re gonna talk about it too.
Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington Bear
Links:
- https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/27/opinions/disney-encanto-female-representation-hope/index.html
- https://thefederalist.com/2022/02/04/encantos-luisa-is-way-too-beefy-for-a-woman-and-its-wrong/
- https://www.upworthy.com/photo-of-two-year-old-watching-encanto-is-the-perfect-example-of-why-representation-matters?rebelltitem=2#rebelltitem2
- https://www.purewow.com/news/disney-encanto-luisa-fan-requested-merch
- https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/18/health/encanto-therapy-immigration-wellness-cec/index.html
- https://www.buzzfeed.com/noradominick/encanto-easter-eggs-details
- https://screenrant.com/encanto-villain-disney-twist-cliche-fix-bruno-alma/
- https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-03-22/germaine-franco-encanto-latina-oscar-nominated?fbclid=IwAR3FI9YkDfo7LDcesG6E3VDq-4nco4iAfnCH7yBLZ_TXSw-eB54tqf4LhnA
32 min - What We Missed: Part 2
So much craziness happened in our absence that we needed two episodes to get it in. But this week we’re talking about the pop culture and ridiculousness that we missed.
Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington Bear
Links:
- https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nancy-reagan-madonna-tweet-shapiro_n_61b90024e4b0317f6dcd9008
- https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ellendurney/kim-kardashian-backlash-over-business-advice
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEZdsisM8ZI
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/01/28/spotify-joe-rogan-neil-young/
- https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/01/elvira-cassandra-peterson-lost-followers-after-coming-out-girlfriend
- https://www.npr.org/2022/01/26/1075761231/peter-dinklage-disney
- https://www.thedailybeast.com/tucker-carlson-whines-on-fox-news-how-hes-no-longer-attracted-to-the-brown-mandm
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Vmq3zzC6EU
- https://amp.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jan/29/joni-mitchell-joins-neil-young-in-demanding-spotify-remove-her-music
- https://www.nme.com/news/music/ted-nugent-not-happy-with-joan-jett-being-on-top-100-greatest-guitarists-list-3128952
- https://slate.com/culture/2022/01/neil-young-spotify-joe-rogan-covid-streaming.html
- https://neilyoungarchives.com/news/1/article?id=Spotify-In-The-Name-Of-Truth
- https://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanschocket2/nancy-reagan-throat-goat-explained
- https://www.looper.com/681600/seth-rogens-santa-inc-controversy-explained/
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About That Other F Word
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Rynn Young and Katrina Vargas take back the word "Feminism" one episode at a time. Feminism isn't a bad word! It just means people shouldn't be treated differently because of genetics. Using current…
events and personal experience we analyze the perceptions of feminism. We even get male perspective from our producer, Mitch Wheeler for optimal transparency.