The League of Awkward Unicorns

Oh good Lord, you want us to tell you what's in this episode? TRASH. TRASH IS IN THIS EPISODE BECAUSE THE WORLD IS ON FIRE AGAIN. Anyhoo, Alice and Deanna explore their feelings about all the things being trash, which includes talk about sexual assault and harassment, but we don't discuss anything graphic or in detail. Just the usual trash fire of American politics-- this time, the Supreme Court nomination. YMMV. Show notes and more at  http://leagueofawkwardunicorns.com

Well, hello! Alice and Deanna welcome themselves back from their accidental sabbatical, declaring this episode to be the beginning of Season 3. And that’s not all! They also discuss '90s fashion, how much the world is going to hell, what’s the worst thing to say to someone in a dark place, why new music is our salvation right now (but note to Beyoncé and Jay-Z, uh, the country is in flames), and what happens when your cardiologist enters the office on his Segway. Plus: delightful things! Show notes and more: leagueofawkwardunicorns.com

PS -- You may notice some audio distortion this episode. Our incredibly overpaid sound engineer was asleep on the job, and couldn't totally make it perfect later, and not that she's a perfectionist, but SHE BEGS YOUR FORGIVENESS.

ZEE LINKS, OF COOOOUUUURRSE

Lifehacker: Nonbinary People Share Their Advice on Coming Out: https://lifehacker.com/nonbinary-people-share-their-advice-on-coming-out-1827016879

Lifehacker: How To Responsibly Share Information About ICE Raids On Social Media:
https://lifehacker.com/how-to-responsibly-share-information-about-ice-raids-on-1827203452

"So Velveeta isn’t allowed to call itself “cheese” but an unlicensed crisis pregnancy center can pretend to be a medical facility. Okay." https://twitter.com/mizsant/status/1011633663732342784?lang=en

Pema Chödrön https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8052.Pema_Ch_dr_n

Deanna's article on Medium:
https://medium.com/@deanna/why-you-are-loved-and-please-reach-out-are-the-crappiest-things-to-post-after-someone-has-died-484eb23d6715

McSweeney's, 17 Real-Life Would-You-Rathers I, A Woman, Have Had To Ask Myself:
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/17-real-life-would-you-rathers-i-a-woman-have-had-to-ask-myself

The Beyoncé & Jay Z album, "Everything Is Love" https://listen.tidal.com/album/90521280

Janelle Monae!! http://www.jmonae.com/

Father John Misty: https://fatherjohnmisty.com/

Neko Case: https://nekocase.com/
Her interview with Scott Simon: https://www.npr.org/2018/06/09/618496741/neko-case-on-hell-on

Courtney Barnett: https://courtneybarnett.com.au/

The hangry otter: https://www.facebook.com/LADbible/videos/hungry-otter/4674340225946464/

MUSIC!!

As ever, we are so grateful to Tacocat for letting us use Shame Spiral as our intro/outro music!!!

The goose that gave up is a kid's song, hee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FnVadHLN5c

If you don't know the other two songs I used, I cannot help you.

Happy stupid new year! Alice and Deanna are reunited, AGAIN! In this episode, we chat about holidays with the family, how "eating" "better" might make us "feel" "better," and the rollercoaster ride that has been Deanna's #MeToo life these past few weeks. Note: we talk about sexual harassment/assault/abuse in this episode, and we touch on suicide ideation briefly, but none of it is in graphic detail. Links and show notes at http://leagueofawkwardunicorns.com.

We're delighted to welcome back Jaclyn Friedman, author of the new book "Unscrewed: Women, Sex, Power, and How to Stop Letting the System Screw Us All." Not timely or anything, AT ALL. We talk about watching porn for science, how sexual liberation is used against women, that men aren't--as it turns out!--helpless, and that care isn't a zero-sum game. Plus: how a video about makeup contouring can soothe your feminist soul. Links and notes at leagueofawkwardunicorns.com.

Alice and Deanna are back! They talk about self-care when the world is falling apart, Tina Fey’s problematic comedy, all the ways you can help during a crisis, how criticism is nothing like pie, 45’s narcissistic personality disorder, and how bad the word “affirm” sounds. Links and show notes at leagueofawkwardunicorns.com.

Alice took a timeout for this episode, while Deanna interviewed two amazing peeps about some really easy, straightforward topics like race, immigration and the white American Dream as they affect mental health. Meet artists Vu Gandin Le and Sonal Bains, who we just can't stop loving on. Plus, Deanna shares some love for Adobe's 99U Conference (which is like, SO WHITE of her).