S4E8 - Magdalene Laundries: “Just like Jesus would have wanted”
Audra and Elisa dive into a very recent method of institutionalized oppression in Ireland, the complicity between the state and the Catholic Church, and how changing the law is never the end of the st...
29 Okt 202457min
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 Okt 202450min
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 Sep 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 Sep 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 Aug 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 Aug 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 Jul 20241h 9min
