This is the twelfth episode of a podcast I'm calling Vicsplaining. It's just a nonsense podcast where I, Vic, explain my life to you and how I see other things.

Today, I talk about how horrible wedding planning is, how real art is BACK (go see Sinners (2025) right NOW), utilitarianism in the time of fascism, embracing and soothing your inner child, turning your back on tradition, and learning to "stop impressing the dead," to quote Tyler, the Creator.

Content warning for swearing, mentions of slavery and colonialism, racism, abortion, sexual assault, school shootings, brief discussion of religion/Christianity re: Sinners (2025), references to suicidal ideation, mentions of sexual repression, mentions of gore, discussions of emetophobia (the fear of vomit), weight and body image discussions, and some mild fangirling over my many fandoms.

I challenge you to GET WEIRD BE STRANGE GET WEIRD BE STRANGE STOP PRETENDING GO APESHIT JUST BE STRANGE PLLLLEEEEAASSSSE ok bye thanks :)

This is the eleventh episode of a podcast I'm calling Vicsplaining. It's just a nonsense podcast where I, Vic, explain my life to you and how I see other things.

I'm back from a long (and unintended) hiatus! Today, I talked about my time away, fasting for Ramadan, the reason(s) I think that leftists are losing the culture war(s), an episode of Vicsplaining lost to time, Meta and their terrible apps, forcing leftists to look in the mirror, consumerism, not letting spite win, and getting my first scholarly citation :) NEVER DIM YOUR LIGHT!! vindicating episode for anyone who hates that people that they went to high school with xoxo...hopefully my anecdotes aren't too revealing!

Btw ... I say "this may be controversial" SO MUCH IN THIS EPISODE I ACTUALLY HAD TO CUT OUT SEVERAL INSTANCES LOL. I sound so arrogant in this one I'm sorry! I promise the unedited audio was much Worse haha but I guess that's why I'm the one with a podcast right

Content warning for swearing, mentions of fasting and food (in the context of Ramadan), discussions of alcohol and substance use, discussions of suicide and suicidal ideation, racism, anti-Blackness, slavery, transphobia, transmisogyny, references to rape and sexual assault, mentions of verbal abuse, and abortion.

This is the tenth episode of a podcast I'm calling Vicsplaining. It's just a nonsense podcast where I, Vic, explain my life to you and how I see other things.

Today, I talked about traveling back to Cock City Central, aka, my hometown of Columbia, South Carolina, and the complicated feelings that came with that, survivor’s guilt re: being a queer kid in the South, the January 29th DCA plane crash, how fascists and Trump are trying to rob us of our skies, how xenophobic the conversations around undocumented immigrants are, and I share some hot and fresh tips on how to get half off your next flight!!!! It’s almost too good to be true!!!!

Content warning for swearing, discussions of suicide and suicidal ideation, racism, transphobia, transmisogyny, references to hate crime, homophobia, internalized queerphobia, xenophobia, anti-immigrant sentiment, discussions of the DC plane crash of January 29th, 2025, Trump’s specific brand of anti-Blackness, and some sexual innuendo, primarily around the Carolina Gamecocks.

This is the ninth episode of a podcast I'm calling Vicsplaining. It's just a nonsense podcast where I, Vic, explain my life to you and how I see other things.

Today, I talked about the magical world of Atlanta during a snowstorm, the American TikTok ban, Rednote/Xiaohongshu/小紅書 (pronounced incorrectly, sorry!), the stupidity of 50/50 convos and other things I need people to STFU about, how the CIA is working double time to split up Black Americans, and how Elon Musk has to pay people to make us care about him .... and we still DON'T!

Content warning for swearing, mentions of genocide, a quick discussion of arson and the Los Angeles fires of January 2025, xenophobia and sinophobia, alcohol, gun violence and gun culture, school shootings, islamophobia, some mild cissexism, sex work, and unfortunately the ultimate loser ... Elon Musk.

This is the eighth episode of a podcast I'm calling Vicsplaining. It's just a nonsense podcast where I, Vic, explain my life to you and how I see other things.

Today, I talked about succumbing to the allure of monogamy (getting engaged), going into our first year A.C. (After Carter), staying weird, queer, and irrational, not complying, exploring the Bay Area, BART vs. MARTA discourse, Tech Bros with no ethics, getting inappropriately touched by people in rural South Carolina, the joys of public transit fare evasion, avoiding Waymos and Zooxs, H1-B Visas, popping the tech bubble in America, and a little bit about H5N1 (I erroneously referred to H1N1, Swine Flu, in the pod - I'm talking about Bird Flu! My Fault!).

San Francisco, you get a solid 3.8 out of 5 stars from me!

Content warning for swearing, mentions of death and dying, a small mention of abortion (but not explicitly), marriage and commitment discussions, militarism, imperialism, colonialism, homelessness, gentrification, some ableism on the part of Elon Musk, sickness and contagion, and mentions of xenophobia. USA! USA!

This is the seventh episode of a podcast I'm calling Vicsplaining. It's just a nonsense podcast where I, Vic, explain my life to you and how I see other things.

Today, I talked about party fouls, chocolate cake and its defenders, how I seem to be a magnet for drinks being spilled upon my person in the club, fake queer bitches, spreading myself too thin (and not in the fun way!), 60 year olds using they/them pronouns, Zooboomafoo, being attracted to women, and the movie Deadpool and Wolverine (2024) -- no more rotten tomatoes thrown my way, please!!

Content warning for swearing, use and reclamation of the term "queer," discussions of transphobia and misgendering, and me using my silly voice. Happy New Year, you ol' queer!

This is the sixth episode of a podcast I'm calling Vicsplaining. It's just a nonsense podcast where I, Vic, explain my life to you and how I see other things.

Today, I talked about how underwhelming Spotify Wrapped ’24 was (sorry, Spotify overlords), giving the fuck up on Thanksgiving, how much I hate fast fashion, the evils of Shein and Temu, embracing moving beyond what the powers that be tell us we have to do, American exceptionalism, and thrifting.

Content warning for swearing, discussions around slavery, forced labor, exploitation, AI, colonialism, a short discussion around the 43:30 mark of my face getting burned by a faulty phone, and a little bit of yelling.

Sources referenced:

Suber, R (2022) SHEIN and the Villainization of Those Who Shop There. FEMESTELLA. https://www.femestella.com/shein-workers-conditions-affordable-fast-fashion-vs-ethical-fashion-dilemma-lower-income-shoppers/

Astha, R. (2023) Shein Is the World’s Most Popular Fashion Brand—at a Huge Cost to Us All. TIME. https://time.com/6247732/shein-climate-change-labor-fashion/

This is the fifth episode of a podcast I'm calling Vicsplaining. It's just a nonsense podcast where I, Vic, explain my life to you and how I see other things.

Today, I talked about the 4B movement at length, Aristophanes and the lasting effects of his works, Megan Thee Stallion, miscegenation, body counts and how they are bullshit, Starbucks and the losers that drink it, this week's round of liberal nonsense, the social construction of virginity, worms in brains, and getting free, word to Foucault!!

Content warning for swearing, discussions around abortion, some sex talk, mentions of both misogyny and trans-specific misogyny, domestic violence, anti-Blackness, and some discussions around racism against interracial couples. Boy howdy!

This is the fourth episode of a podcast I'm calling Vicsplaining. It's just a nonsense podcast where I, Vic, explain my life to you and how I see other things.

Today, I talked about the results of the 2024 presidential election, begrudgingly voting, ex-patriotism, Murphy's law, legacy making, and learning a second language. In the event that I am hunted down by a killer in a Spanish-speaking country, at the very least I can tell them that Juan come manzanas. Thanks Duolingo!!

This is the third episode of a podcast I'm calling Vicsplaining. It's just a nonsense podcast where I, Vic, explain my life to you and how I see other things. Today, I talked about Halloween (Muslimah version), How "irony" is poisoning the cultural zeitgeist, the rise of loserdom, and how to avoid (being?) a Bad Friend, word to Rina Sawayama.

Ethel Cain's Post: https://www.tumblr.com/mothercain/764995810425438208/hello-very-much-i-thought-about-making-a-video?source=share

Article that I reference: https://tellthebeees.substack.com/p/the-mainstreaming-of-loserdom