S4E7 - Quick Rinse: Dragon’s Den, trauma cleaning, Anne Hathaway, and Ali Wong’s special
Elisa and Audra take a magnifying glass to four current pieces of media. In doing so, they dig into the nuances of cultural appropriation, learn about those who clean up after trauma, question our obs...
15 Loka 202450min
S4E6 - Concert Ticket Prices: “What are the fucking fees?”
Audra and Elisa angrily address exorbitant ticket prices, the Live Nation & Ticketmaster monopoly, the power of fandom, and the importance of cultural activities. This episode pairs best with travelin...
1 Loka 20241h 10min
S4E5 - Gender Reveal Parties: "So millenial core"
Audra and Elisa interrogate the modern phenomenon of gender (or more accurately, sex) reveal parties, the troubling consumerism surrounding them, and how we can make rituals more meaningful. This epis...
17 Syys 20241h 2min
S4E4 - Body Hair: “God is a capitalist”
Audra and Elisa go through the history of hair removal, the gendered discrepancies in our attitudes towards body hair, and how race and class play into the stylistic norms of the time. This episode pa...
3 Syys 20241h 7min
S4E3 - It Ends With Us: "The most dangerous time is when you’re leaving”
Audra and Elisa discuss the new movie It Ends with Us, the messy press surrounding the film, and how hard it is to write a story about DV. This episode pairs best with getting introspective about the ...
20 Elo 20241h 14min
S4E2 - Performative HR: “Don’t infantilize your workforce”
Audra and Elisa are joined by special guest @businesscasualty on TikTok to chat about ridiculous contradictions in the corporate workplace. From lack of nuance in harassment trainings to opaque rhetor...
6 Elo 20241h 5min
S4E1 - Midwifery: “Men pulled it out of the domestic sphere, then locked women out”
Audra and Elisa “deliver” a history of midwifery in the U.S., how and why midwives have been pushed to the margins of reproductive medicine, and the incredible impact they have on women’s health. This...
23 Heinä 20241h 9min
