Unboxing Women - the untold truth behind the entertainment industry

Unboxing Women - the untold truth behind the entertainment industry

By Dana Rexx and Maika RoseSociety & Culture
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Unboxing Women - the untold truth behind the entertainment industry episodes

  • UW #82: Psychology of celebrity baby voices

    Why does Paris Hilton have a different tone of voice than before? Why does Britney Spears sing belty covers during her concerts? Why does Ariana Grande speak so quietly? We answer these questions and look at what's behind it all.


    Share your experiences by sending us a DM on our socials @unboxingwomen (Facebook, Instagram and Tiktok) or an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


    36 min
  • UW #81: From songs to keynote concerts with NANÉE

    NANÉE's career took off after she came to terms with her Congenital Melanocytic Nevi (CMN) that covers big parts of her body. This is the story of how she went from hiding herself, to embracing her differences and becoming a Top 100 trainer in her home country of Germany, with a book on the way. Besides creating awareness around this rare disease, she inspires audiences to challenge limiting beliefs, embrace change, and create meaningful impact in their personal and professional lives.


    Get in touch with NANÉE:

    Website: https://nanee-emmerich.de

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nanee.emmerich

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nanee.empowerment

    Picture credit: Lena Lach


    Share your experiences by sending us a DM on our socials @unboxingwomen (Facebook, Instagram and Tiktok) or an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


    1 hr
  • UW #80: Gossip Girls

    We are known for being the ones to find the truth behind the gossip so in this episode we dig into the evolution of gossip into the digital age.

    Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni controversy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Ends_with_Us_controversy

    Share your experiences by sending us a DM on our socials @unboxingwomen (Facebook, Instagram and Tiktok) or an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


    44 min
  • UW #79: Dze Germans in Hollywood movies

    Hearing non-German speakers being cast as Germans in movies and why this should change. We mention the following resources:

    Disclosure (documentary): ⁠⁠https://www.disclosurethemovie.com/about⁠

    Blood & Gold (German movie, set in WWII): ⁠https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18073328/⁠

    Actor constantly typecast as a Russian villain but is actually from Croatia: ⁠Rade Serbedzija⁠

    Link the reel that Maika is talking about:black people talking about experience/culture when it is a black producer: https://www.instagram.com/godpenuel/reel/C1yn-lGNy6Y/


    If there is anything you would like us to talk about send us a DM on our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/unboxingwomen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Use the hashtag #SUCHABITCH to let us know about your personal experiences.

    20 min
  • UW #78: Céline Dion is one in a million for both her voice and her diagnosis of SPS

    Documentary 'I AM' about Céline Dion on Prime: https://www.primevideo.com/detail/I-Am-Celine-Dion/0KESUWINP6U93HJ0FEZUVWNDZK

    Her performance at the 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony in Paris: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fO5oQqZiXxw


    If there is anything you would like us to talk about send us a DM on our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/unboxingwomen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Use the hashtag #SUCHABITCH to let us know about your personal experiences.

    19 min
  • UW #77: Mariah Carey’s lost grunge rock album: how labels gatekeep an artist's creativity

    Artist: Chick - Album: Someone’s Ugly DaughterWe're still waiting for this album to come out... what's you hot take? Do you think it has been snubbed by the label again? Reply to us in our Q&A section.


    If there is anything you would like us to talk about send us a DM on our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/unboxingwomen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Use the hashtag #SUCHABITCH to let us know about your personal experiences.

    19 min
  • UW #76: The History of Female Recordings

    Talking about the Phonograph and the early history of female recording. Resources mentioned:


    First Sound Recording: https://benbeck.co.uk/firsts/2_The_Human_Subject/sound1h.htm

    The British Tinfoil: https://www.iasa-web.org/sites/default/files/IASA_journal32_part13.pdf

    More about Edison's Dolls: https://www.nps.gov/edis/learn/photosmultimedia/a-cultural-history-of-the-edison-talking-doll-record.htm

    My Fair Lady Automaton: https://www.academia.edu/2397940/My_Fair_Lady_Automaton

    Florence Nightinggale: https://www.britishlibrary.cn/en/articles/first-rare-and-only-sound-recordings-from-the-british-librarys-collections/

    Women and the Machine: https://books.google.de/books/about/Women_and_the_Machine.html?id=bxcL8PmV_ZwC&redir_esc=y


    If there is anything you would like us to talk about send us a DM on our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/unboxingwomen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Use the hashtag #SUCHABITCH to let us know about your personal experiences.

    52 min
  • UW #75: From Princess to Hero: Disney Live Action movies reviewed

    This time we review live action Disney movies and compare them to their animated original counterparts.

    SPOILER ALERT - we chat in-depth about storylines and scenes from the movies.

    Catch our previous (and controversial) episodes about Disney:

    • Ep 43: "Part I: The evolution of Disney Princesses"
    • Ep 44: "Part II: Who are the real Disney Heroes?"
    • Ep 45: "Part III: How Disney perpetuates homophobia through their Villains"
    • Ep 56: "Is Disney finally changing its misogynistic ways?"
    • Ep 67: "The Little Mermaid is b(l)ack"


    If there is anything you would like us to talk about send us a DM on our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/unboxingwomen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Use the hashtag #SUCHABITCH to let us know about your personal experiences.

    48 min
  • UW #74: Turning your creativity into a full-time job with Kristel Goddevriendt

    Hear how Kristel does it all from project manager to makeup artist, over journalist to voice-over actor and model.

    Connect with her via:

    Website: https://www.kristelgoddevriendt.be/

    Acting reel: https://youtu.be/WMZ6m2d5bEE?feature=shared

    Keep up with her Belgian Entertainment blog: https://www.spotlightnews.be/


    We discuss Historalia's musical "Jeanne d'Arc": https://www.instagram.com/p/C4QCK9StLJw/


    If there is anything you would like us to talk about send us a DM on our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/unboxingwomen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Use the hashtag #SUCHABITCH to let us know about your personal experiences.

    45 min
  • UW #73: Controversy around Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour

    Taylor remains an economic force to be reckoned with: despite botched ticket sales and other controversies this is the highest grossing tour of all time.


    We refer to:

    • UW #7: What happened to Taylor Swift‘s Butt
    • UW #41: Maika finally admits to fangirling
    • Zach Bryan's - All my Homies Hate Ticketmaster: https://open.spotify.com/album/5hVCiOPye3IDJG4rbO44UH?si=NARqdfW_RVu3todyY-q7FA


    If there is anything you would like us to talk about send us a DM on our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/unboxingwomen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Use the hashtag #SUCHABITCH to let us know about your personal experiences.

    35 min

About Unboxing Women - the untold truth behind the entertainment industry

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The music and entertainment industry hides behind fame, glitter and chart-toppers, but what if you knew the ugly truth? Hosts Maika & Dana rip open the box on sexism, gatekeeping and power dynamics with raw, unapologetic talk and fearless guests. No filters, no excuses, exposing the industry's dirty little secrets.