The Lily Pod

from exploring the ambiguities of platonic intimacies, to unpacking the depths of mistrust stemming from circumstances of boundary-breaking in the name of male desire, this episode is here to make space for all the feelings around what it means to be in friendship with men. 

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time to grab a warm cup of tea, put on your favourite socks, and tend to your heart by slowing down for a minute.

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girl dinner: normalized self-neglect or a liberated expression of feminine chaos? girl math: a reproduction of sexist stereotypes or an assertation of desire for youth and irresponsibility? find out in this week's episode that explores the entangled depths of meaning surrounding the online discourse that is 'girl theory'. 

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this week i'm here to chat with you about all the hot topics, including but not limited to: my favourite autumn rituals, femininity and armpit hair, how to cope with burnout, and brainstorming love confessions. 

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this week's ep is a jumble of thoughts ranging from existential oversharing over coffee with friends, the manic-pixie-dream-girl (but make her mentally unstable) characters of the 2010s, and mermaid erotica book recommendations. 

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this week we're taking a look at the construction of feminine archetypes as patriarchal measurements of womanhood; exploring their empowering potential; and how this gets complicated when gender essentialism comes into the mix.

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this episode is just 25 minutes of me gushing over greta gerwig. come hang out!!

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this episode tackles the worldwide phenomenon of the "girl crush" -- exploring her connection to the fetishization of queer women, the wide world of queerbaiting, and responding to the age-old sapphic question: do I want to BE her or be WITH her?

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this episode pulls its inspiration from Erin Wunker's 2016 book Notes from a Feminist Killjoy: Essays on Everyday Life - a literary portal through which we may all enter for the next 30 minutes in an honest discussion about the nuances of female friendship under patriarchy, the limitations of hetero-relational messaging, and our collective obligation to confront internalised misogyny.

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this week's episode is centered around the cultural devaluation of femininity, with a splash of commentary on modern vigilantism, the nuances of reclaiming the 'slut' phase, and the politics of being un/desirable. 

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