In an era of internet enshitifcation, AI slop, and digital fatigue, why continue to participate in internet culture? Why do I keep staying here when even showing my face on the internet puts me at risk of digital and mental harm? I believe there is an internet worth staying for. An internet that is more creating than consuming. More empowering for women than dangerous for women. There is a corner of the internet that needs you to make it special. From my bricked Nook, to Cyberfeminism, let's talk about why women need to stay online.

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Had such a great time tabling at zine fest. In this episode, I go through my zine haul, a new zine I made for zine fest, and at the end, some ideas of what to do with all your zines.

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Human Spiraling Zine - coming soon

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I'm heartbroken to hear ICE has murdered another person in Minneapolis. Today's episode features a zine reading from the zine I handed out at the ICE OUT NOW MN protest on January 23. The ICE occupation of Minneapolis and Minnesota must end NOW.

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My Year In Review magazine project is an attempt to use social media less, focus on being in the moment, and reflect throughout the year. This is my second year of making a zine about my year. Junk journaling? Scrap booking? Make way for the Magazine.

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In this episode, a zine reading of my latest zine: "Do Not FWD This Zine," my journey as a Zinester over the last year or so, and a preview of my latest zine display.

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In this episode, I go through my top 12 books of the year across multiple genres. My reading goal was 50 books, and I'm pages away from achieving that goal. If you are watching/listening, you are probably a bookish person yourself, but I also have a quick bookish gift guide for the readers in your life.

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After almost two years of podcasting, it was high time to create my own audio for the podcast intro. I'm embarrassed and ashamed to admit my prior intro was AI-generated. As I've continued to podcast, I've become more and more anti-AI. This, combined with how the podcast has evolved, gave me enough inspiration to create a new intro. And learn a whole new workflow and tool! In this episode, please enjoy or laugh at my first attempts at making beats, and I hope you are inspired to try something new yourself!

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Where does the book I'm Starting to Worry About this Big Black Box of Doom by Jason Pargin intersect with the message of the No Kings Protest? Attention is Trump's most powerful tool. Don't give him your attention and stay focused on what matters. Support our immigrant communities, swipe away from rage bait, and vote!

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With Taylor Swift's latest album release The Life of a Showgirl we cannot lose sight of Taylor Swift's status as a billionaire. In this deep dive, I discuss why Taylor Swift is not an example of an ethical billionaire, my album review, and the cardigan I crocheted to celebrate. I am a Swiftie and I have questions and critiques.

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With the imminent release of The Life of a Showgirl, I'm curious what impact we will see in internet language and culture. The Eras Tour changed the way we think about our lives and interests in a way that is completely different from before the tour started. If Taylor Swift has only become a bigger phenomenon since the end of the tour, Showgirl could make a huge linguistic impact.

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