Uncontained Multitudes

This week, the burnouts explore the dark corners of our minds, asking the question "why might someone want to get worse on purpose?" We closely examine Meg's favorite movie, Girl, Interrupted, to help us articulate the sinister things our minds get addicted to. From lurid online communities, to literature, to the friends you've made in school, everyone's known a girl, interrupted.

This week, the burnouts discuss the not-so-secret conservative themes of the classic American historical picaresque film Forrest Gump. Using this film as a point of reference, we illustrate how most other Hollywood films are also a bit more right-wing than you would have thought. Have you ever thought about how those seemingly anti-war films still experience broad Grand Ole Party appeal? It goes a little deeper than just "guns and explosions are cool". Like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get.

This week, the burnouts question the nature of the rise of traditional living as an aesthetic that is shown mostly on social media for the unwashed masses to yearn for. We examine the conservative undertones of everything from makeup, baking cookies, having a wife and kids, and gender roles. Afterward, we take a close look at raw milk's role in everything, its popularity obviously a sign of the times. Is raw milk the symbol of the new conservative party?

Uncontained Multitudes turns one year old today! What started out as a joke between the two most annoying people you know has turned into a long-standing hobby we couldn't be prouder of. To celebrate this achievement, the burnouts day drink and discuss the Grammys award ceremony. We examine the rightful winners, the wrongful losers, everyone's fugly outfits, and other controversies within the biggest night in music.

This week, the burnouts ask why, in our relationship-centric society, we feel as if we're "unemployed" if we aren't given or receiving attention from a significant other. Covering angles such as misogyny, capitalism, and simple plain loneliness to explain why being in between relationships is treated like being in between jobs.

The burnouts explore the contentious topic of veganism in our most philosophical episode yet. Beginning with a simple question: if it's so good, should we all be vegan? And spiraling out into topics of alienation from the production of our food, economics, and the suffering of humans and animals alike.

The burnouts usher in the new year with their extensive judgemental mean girl lists of predictions of what will be "In" and "Out" in the great big year of 2025. We also take some time to ponder our New Year's resolutions and reminisce on our favorite cultural moments of 2024. Let's hope 2025 is a good one folks.

Mom, Dad, I'd like you to meet my girlfriend, Sakura Haruno from Naruto. This week, the burnouts explore the lurid world of AI girlfriends. We speculate on the psychology of those who engage with AI chatbots with the purposive intention of forming an emotional connection, like say, a therapist or a romantic partner - as well as what such a one-sided connection might do to you. Jeremy tries out his own AI girlfriend and discovers he still doesn't feel love.

This week, the burnouts investigate the immanence of compulsory heterosexuality in our culture. From performing straightness even when you're not straight, to wishing you were a lesbian because men are so terrible, and finally, consulting the Lesbian Masterdoc about whether or not we like girls.

The burnouts bring you their takes on the election, the present state of America, and our outlooks for the future. We attempt to determine what actually wins an election, who the Democrats need to nominate, and who they need to add to their propaganda machine if they ever want to win again. Finally, we ask why on earth Elon Musk wants to control all three branches of the US government and one of the largest social media platforms at the same time.