The Medium Talk Podcast

In today's episode, we're joined by Tanorria Askew and Manda Carpenter to talk about race and privilege. Specifically, we're discussing how to enter into these conversations well—from the resources they suggest to educate and inform to the books, shows, and social media accounts that invite us all to listen and learn. We also talk about our favorite books to give as gifts and how we do grocery shopping (and Tanorria sets the record straight once and for all on how to do green beans).

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Today, we're exploring the circles of coping with a global pandemic. From the harmless outer circles of the long-lost indulgences now lining our pantries to the dark, morally-depleted core of our questionable television viewing habits (we see you, Tiger King), we share the #CoronaVices we're employing to help us navigate these unprecedented days. We also talk about the current state of our personal hygiene standards and how we do adult beverages.

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In today's episode, we're deep-diving friendship. From our preferred methods of keeping in touch to the surprising similarities between how introverts and extroverts define a close friend, we break down the ways we foster friendship in this season of life. We also do a quick recap of our first week of sheltering in place during the COVID-19 pandemic and talk about how we do spring break when it's not canceled.

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**UPDATE** This is the updated episode with all the glitches fixed (we hope!) Gosh, kind of a lot has happened since we last spoke, huh? We're now all hunkering down amidst a global pandemic, so we're bringing you a special bonus (read: unedited because we're all trapped at home with our children indefinitely) episode where we field a few listener questions and walk each other through surviving social distancing with our sanity (mostly) intact. See the full show notes, including links to everything we mentioned, here. Follow The Medium Talk Podcast: Instagram | Website

This week we're talking about [slight wince here] … politics. Stay with us though; we're not campaigning for a candidate or parsing issues. Instead, we're talking about how we talk about politics: where and when we engage and the magic wand we'd like to wield to fix the whole thing. We also spin a minor conspiracy theory or two and wrap up by comparing celebrity free pass lists.

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This week we're talking about hobbies: what are they? do we have them? where's the line between a side hustle and a hobby? is this a purely privileged conversation, or do hobbies serve some higher purpose in our journey to being fully-formed human beings? We also play a lightning round of "would you rather" and get into a heated argument over the virtue of the spoiler.

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This week, Erin H. Moon joins us in the fourth chair to talk about s-e-x. We discuss what it was like growing up in the era of "True Love Waits," whether we bought into the movement or not, and how that shapes the ways we do (and don't) want to talk to our own kids about sex. We also wax philosophical about the impending sequel to Netflix's hit To All The Boys I've Loved Before and affectionately argue over the right and wrong ways to order at a restaurant. Full shownotes here. Connect with guest Erin H. Moon: Instagram | Website | Lent Guide Follow The Medium Talk Podcast: Instagram | Website

In today's episode, we're talking with our guest, Akia Ng, about how feasible a digital detox really is. What exactly does it mean to take a step back from digital life, and does drawing boundaries really just mean passing the buck on the responsibilities that come with living in our connected world? Is it a question of quality vs quantity? We also talk about the things we watched and listened to recently and break down our individual approaches to exercise.

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Today we're thrilled to have Coffee + Crumbs writer and podcast co-host April Hoss join us for a conversation about cultural beauty standards. We talk about the times we've felt most confident as well as the insecurities we struggle with and explore the line between self-care and vanity. From boudoir photo shoots to breast implants and Botox, we ask ourselves—and each other—what's the bridge too far? We also chat about the funnest thing on our respective calendars this week and wage a lighthearted battle over fast food hierarchy rankings.

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Description: Today, we're throwing it back to our college econ class days with a conversation about opportunity costs. When weighing a decision, there's the obvious price, or cost, of the choice we make. But the opportunity cost is the price of what we don't choose. So how much does that play into our decision making? Do we wrestle with any regret over our big life choices, now that we better understand what they cost us? We also wage a lighthearted battle over the 1994 vs 2019 versions of Little Women (2019's hot Professor Bhaer is the great unifier) and break down our individual approaches to crafting the perfect cup of coffee.

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