The Spinster Life Podcast

Another solo podcast episode! This time I'm livid about a paint commercial! You might have seen the uproar online about an ad for paint that aired in the UK all over social media. It was supposed to be a lighthearted story about a couple painting a nursery, but it quickly turned into a story about how childfree women are constantly told that they don't know what they really want. You can also watch this episode on YouTube:

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And here's a link to the article I mentioned. Here's a link to the Wall Street Journal Article.

In this episode, Amie sits down with fellow spinster and fellow podcaster Lucy Meggeson, the host of Spinsterhood Reimagined, for a two-part conversation.

What could two childfree spinsters possibly have to talk about if they don’t have husbands or kids? Plenty as it turns out. In part one ( catch part two on Spinsterhood Reimagined), Lucy and Amie tell their single stories, which feature late-night inspiration, career trajectories that veer off the well-trodden path, and a little bit of woo-woo spirituality.

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In this episode of my YouTube podcast crossover show, I discuss the legacy of 30 Rock and how the show contributed to how we see single women in their late 30s and beyond.

Was Liz Lemon a secret spinster hero? Or did the show do more to further the idea that all women feel incomplete if they're not in a relationship?

You can listen to more TV commentary about how sitcoms treat single female characters in this podcast episode.
Here's the video I referenced about Tina Fey's jokes about race.

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In this episode, Amie monologues about the rantings of an old white man and the writings of Elena Ferrante.

Last week The Sunday Times published a piece titled "Should We Tax The Childless?" and the internet blew up and said, "Absolutely Not"!  Childfree people are already familiar with this handwringing about how we are not doing our part to furnish the future country with trash collectors and doctors. Now that this absurdity has been put on full display, will it be easier to be childfree?

Amie also responds to a not-so-current piece of media, The Lost Daughter. Both the movie and book make a good case for making childfree a more appealing option for women.

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Will television rot your brain if you talk about it with an academic? Amie finds out when she talks to Lucy Rivers, a post-grad researcher who has a thing or two to say about how women are represented in US sitcoms.

Light spoiler alerts ahead! Amie and Lucy do discuss what happens in the series finale of The Golden Girls. Don't say that you weren't warned!

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Mary Tyler Moore - 13:25
MASH - 21:01
Frasier - 26:12
Parks and Rec - 33:36
The Golden Girls - 36:37
The Simpsons - 41:58
Brooklyn 99 - 48:06
The Office - 55:04

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Amie is thrilled to introduce a new format for the podcast and YouTube! In this yet untitled series, listen as Amie monologues about some of the pieces of content that she's watched this week, and how they've changed (or solidified) how she thinks about single women in the pop culture narrative.

In this episode, Amie reacts to two streaming shows about the women of the FLDS. First is Keep Sweet, Pray and Obey, a docu series featuring interviews with former FLDS women, many of whom were child brides. She also reacts to Under The Banner of Heaven, and adaptation of a book she's never read.

Even though she has a longstanding obsession with cults, Amie is still shocked by the content of these two series.

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One host. One microphone. One camera.

Amie is thrilled to introduce a new format for the podcast and YouTube! In this yet untitled series, listen as Amie monologues about some of the pieces of content that she's watched this week, and how they've changed (or solidified) how she thinks about single women in the pop culture narrative.

In this episode, Amie tackles Instagram Face. Social media has warped our perceptions of what a "normal", average, run-of-the-mill face looks like. How does that affect real women in the real world who are trying to live up to an impossible beauty standard?

She also looks at an old Newsweek article that may be the actual reason started a podcast about single women in the first place. In 1986 Newsweek casually dropped the statistic that a woman over 40 is more likely to be killed in a terrorist attack than to get married. Even though the stat was a lie, it colored the way that many Americans view the worth of women as they age.

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Three months before her wedding, my guest Laëtitia Nguyen was focused on wedding planning. When her fiance called off the engagement, Laëtitia didn't let her heartbreak overtake her. Instead, she went through with the wedding as planned, except for one new twist. She married herself in a beautiful ceremony, the wedding of her dreams!

Listen as Laëtitia tells us about her Solo Wedding in Santorini, and the other steps she has taken to create the family she wants. 

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Amie gets another chance to talk to the incomparable Yanna Slack! This week they discuss how spinsters can take care of themselves when they're sick, injured, or aging. And it turns out there are lots of ways to set up a robust support system for yourself, and so many social changes we can advocate for that can help us all live more connected lives.

This is the second part of a two-part series. You can check out the first part here. 

Amie is joined by guest co-host Yanna Slack. Yanna's experience with spinsterhood started in childhood when she was surrounded by multiple single women who lived fulfilled lives full of peace and freedom. Today, she tells us about the Beguines, an independent spiritual order that gave women the freedom to remain single, and the invaluable service they provided to their communities. 

This is part one of two. Join us next week when we discuss how single women can live independent lives in sickness and in health.