In celebration of makeup day, Jen and Lisa talk to the ultimate guru of all things cosmetic - Emily Olijnyk! She shares some of her top tips for perfecting the art of makeup, some of her all-time-favourite products, and a few tales of makeup efforts gone... orange. 

Obviously, an episode would not be complete if we didn't veer into economic theory, chemistry, culture and racism, and ancient civilizations. 

Emily recommends: 

For pictures and links, go to https://lovelyoutliers.com/2021/12/04/these-are-the-days-of-our-makeup/

We are gearing up for 2022, so if you have any suggestions of topics you want us to celebrate, email the podcast at [email protected]. 

Any day is a great day to celebrate friendship, but especially July 30th, which is International Friendship Day! 

In this episode, Lisa & Jen discuss why having friends is great, different types of friends, and the impact that the pandemic has had on friendships. 

They interview one of their favourite friends Tori, Covergirl model of this epic friendship necklace, to dive into their friendship origin story. 

It's Plastic-free July! Lisa & Jen discuss the problem of plastic pollution, the Plastic-free July challenge, and why maybe skipping the straw isn't the magic bullet solution to climate change. 

Lisa and Jen are back from a brief summer break with the start of Season 2! 

They are starting this season at the top of the world (literally) with an episode on Everest! In this episode, they celebrate the anniversary of the first documented ascent (May 29th), the end of another Everest climbing season (end of June), and the birthdays of some of the most legendary climbers, which took place during our summer break. 

They also discuss some of the problematic aspects about the commercialisation of this epic peak. (Yes, they do chat about poop).  

In honour of museum day, Lisa and Jen chat about all the things they love about museums, including favourite museums, some of the strangest artefacts, tips for not looking like a total dummie when in an art museum, and plans for post-covid museum life! 

May is national pet month, so in honour of our beloved fluffsters (and other assorted animal creatures) Jen & Lisa chat all things pets - from cat handling gloves, the Covid-surge of pet ownership, dogs playing poker, and of course, all things Carrot.

A few links from the episode: 

April 24th marks one of the loudest, piercing holiday - Scream Day! Lisa & Jen cover everything you did (and didn't) want to know about screams, from the latest strange scream science, screaming yeast, and famous art screams. 

Some links

Goats screaming like humans - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpccpglnNf0

I knew you were trouble ( + goats) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aLYvZ5sX28

Why screams are scary -https://www-sciencemag-org.libproxy.ucl.ac.uk/news/2015/07/why-screams-are-so-scary

Can you scream in space - https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/24107/space-can-anyone-hear-you-scream

World's loudest bird screams for mate - https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/10/watch-world-s-loudest-bird-scream-mate

Most unusual screamers - Screaming Yeast - https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/596646?seq=1

April 17th is Bat Appreciation Day! Jen & Lisa celebrate these strange, amazing, and misunderstood creatures. From the human-sized flying fox to the tiniest Kitti bumblebee bat, bats are pretty incredible as pollinators, fertilizers, and mosquito eaters. Tune in to hear about some of the most famous pop culture bat moments, some viral moments, and more! 

A few links: 

Irish family with a bat in the kitchen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9lXfu6jLDw

Baby bat burritos! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uuvaos1WHTk

What bat are you (quiz) https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/quizzes/bp-what-bat-are-you

April 10th marks Siblings Day! Lisa and Jen chat about birth order theory and get a little sappy about the importance of their siblings. They interview their sisters and brothers and ask them the truly important questions, like who really is the messiest of them all?

A few links: 

It's "Read a road map" day (April 5th). Jen and Lisa take you on a raucous trip through the history of road maps, take a detour to the darker side of road maps, veer into the eternal debate of if women or men are better at navigation, and swerve around the romance of a road map. Better buckle up for the adventure!

Some links: