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We’re back - kind of! Tune in for our traditional year in review episode, plus an update on where we’ve been and future programming.

DTCBS forever!

Reading

• The Rachel Incident - Caroline O’Donoghue
• Tom Lake - Ann Patchett
• In the Unlikely Event - Judy Blume
• Wifey - Judy Blume
• Really Good, Actually - Monica Heisey
• I Have Some Questions for You - Rebecca Makkai
• Happy Place - Emily Henry

Watching

Movies

• Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
• May December
• BlackBerry
• Priscilla

TV

• The Great British Bake Off
• Doctor Who
• How To with John Wilson
• Succession

Listening

Music

• Sour - Olivia Rodrigo
• Snow Angel - Renee Rapp
• The Record - boygenius

Podcasts

• The Retrievals
• The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
• Talk Lit, Get Hit
• Books, Beach and Beyond
• If Books Could Kill

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We're celebrating the start of summer with a bumper Reading, Watching, Listening episode! That's right; we're sharing alllll our favorite summer books, movies, TV shows, and albums so you can get into the spirit of the season!

Share your summer recommendations with us on Instagram: @dtcbspodcast, @majkahahn & @yazminelomax

May Reading

• Happy Place by Emily Henry
• Preloved by Lauren Bravo

May Watching

• Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
• The Other Two

May Listening

• Books Unbound

Summer Reading

• Summer Sisters by Judy Blume
• Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
• Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
• Before We Were Innocent by Ella Burman
• The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
• Sarah Dessen:
  • Along for the Ride
• Elin Hildebrand:
  • The Blue Bistro
  • Summer of '69
  • The Perfect Couple
  • The Hotel Nantucket
  • The Five-Star Weekend
• Emily Henry:
  • Beach Read
  • Book Lovers
  • Happy Place

Summer Watching

• Weekend at Bernies
• High School Musical 2
• Mamma Mia!
• Body Heat
• Oceans series
• Logan Lucky
• Barbie
• The Summer I Turned Pretty
• The Baby-Sitters Club
• Girls
• The O.C.
• Love Island
• Dawson's Creek

Summer Listening

• Soundtracks to the above shows
• Father of the Bride by Vampire Weekend
  • 'Modern Vampires Of The City at 10' by Erica Campbell (NME)
• Solar Power by Lorde
• Juno by Remi Wolf
• Shore by Fleet Foxes
• Saint Cloud by Waxahatchee
• Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves
• Age of Apathy by Aoife O’Donovan
• Rumors by Fleetwood Mac
• Venice by Anderson .Paak

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This month, we're rounding up a selection of upcoming elections as well as all the latest romance news! Come get your fix!

Follow us on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast, @majkahahn, and @yazminelomax. 

Reading

• NSFW by Isabel Kaplan

Watching

• Jury Duty
• Blackberry

Listening 

• The Walkmen (on tour now!)
• One Wayne G by Mac DeMarco

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For the first time in almost a year, we're recording together in person...so a very special game of Would You Rather is in order!

Follow us on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast, @yazminelomax, and @majkahahn. 

Reading 

• Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
• I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makai
• Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey
• All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews
• Paris: The Memoir by Paris Hilton

Watching 

• The Grizzlie Truth
• Succession

Listening

• Hyperromantic by Pulp Fever
• Young Hearts by Benny Sing

Would You Rather 

• Vox Article: https://www.vox.com/policy/2023/3/12/23631282/child-labor-laws-huckabee-sanders-republicans

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Let's recap the shortest month of the year through the lens of politics and pop culture! This month we're chatting book banning, those viral shoes, and all the things we read, watched, and listened to!

Follow us on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast, @majkahahn, and @yazminelomax.

Reading

• Ancestor Trouble: A Reckoning and a Reconciliation by Maud Newton
• The Secret History by Donna Dartt

Watching

• Fixer Upper
• One Fine Morning

Listening

• Sentimental Garbage Gilmore Girls mini-series
• Paper Towns soundtrack
• Five Easy Hot Dogs by Mac DeMarco

Politics

History of Book Banning

• https://guides.library.harvard.edu/c.php?g=1269000&p=9306840
• https://readingpartners.org/blog/history-banned-books-week/
• https://theconversation.com/book-bans-reflect-outdated-beliefs-about-how-children-read-189938
• https://www.freedomtoread.ca/resources/bannings-and-burnings-in-history/
• https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/articles/banned-books-resources/

Book Banning in Florida

• https://pen.org/these-4-florida-bills-censor-classroom-subjects-and-ideas/
• https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/judge-blocks-floridas-stop-woke-censorship-bill-taking-effect-higher-education
• https://www.theledger.com/story/news/education/2022/02/06/how-does-florida-law-live-u-s-supreme-court-precedent/6656991001/
• https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/desantis-florida-book-bans/
• https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/feb/09/ron-desantis-florida-education-censorship
• https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ron-desantis-florida-teacher-books-b2285705.html
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrS-46e59V4

Pop Culture

• https://www.nbcsandiego.com/entertainment/the-scene/these-big-red-boots-have-stomped-onto-the-internet-and-theyre-probably-here-to-stay/3170255/
• https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/mschf-big-red-boot/
• https://www.thecut.com/2023/02/what-to-know-about-the-viral-big-red-boots-by-mschf.html
• https://harpersbazaar.com.au/clowncore-fashion-trend/
• https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniemcneal/vanilla-girl-aesthetic-tiktok
• https://www.tiktok.com/@stevenatto24/video/7199092653336710446
• https://www.instagram.com/officialmacrose/reels/
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07sqbmy#:~:text=In%20this%20essay%2C%20American%20essayist,full%20of%20expensive%20athleisure%20wear

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Welcome to 2023! We're kicking the year off with a Jacinda Arden as PM retrospective and a breakdown of that Andrew Garfield x Amelia Dimoldenberg red carpet interview. Enjoy!

Follow us on Instagram as @yazminelomax, @majkahahn, and @dtcbspodcast.

Reading

• The No Show by Beth O’Leary
• A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas
• Heartburn by Nora Ephron
• Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li

Watching

• That 90s Show
• Catherine Called Birdy
• The Royal Tenenbaums
• Ginny and Georgia Season 2

Listening

• Flowers by Miley Cyrus
• The Twilight Effect podcast
• Live at Electric Lady - Remi Wolf

Politics

• https://www.vogue.com/article/jacinda-ardern-new-zealand-prime-minister-vogue-march-2018-issue
• https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-22/jacinda-ardern-slur-about-rival-politician-auctioned/101803072
• https://nzhistory.govt.nz/people/jacinda-ardern
• https://apnews.com/article/politics-jacinda-ardern-new-zealand-c3129930cdea2161330ed31ce44c69d3
• https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/24/australia/jacinda-ardern-chris-hipkins-new-zealand-intl-hnk/index.html

Pop Culture

• https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/jan/21/english-flirting-amelia-dimoldenberg-v-andrew-garfield-is-real-magic
• https://www.teenvogue.com/story/on-yn-reader-insert-fanfiction-and-writing-yourself-into-the-story-stitch-fan-service

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It's time for our favorite episode of the year! For our third annual DTCBS Awards show, we're celebrating the books, movies, TV shows, podcasts, albums, and politics and pop culture stories that defined 2022.

Reading 

• Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
• Book Lovers by Emily Henry
• Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
• The Love Songs of W.E.B. Dubois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

Watching (Movies)

• Top Gun: Maverick
• Everything Everywhere All at Once
• I Want You Back
• The Fabelmans
• Aftersun
• Armageddon Time

Watching (TV)

• White Lotus (Season 2)
• The Rehearsal
• The Sex Lives of College Girls
• Better Call Saul (Season 6)

Listening (Podcasts)

• The Big Hit Show (Twilight season)
• Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV
• Crimes of the Centuries
• Normal Gossip
• Free Period
• Articles of Interest (American Ivy season)

Listening (Albums)

• Harry's House by Harry Styles
• CHARLIE by Charlie Puth
• Midnights by Taylor Swift
• SOS by SZA
• Empty Seat by TOPS

Politics

• British Politics Breakdown
• Iranian Protests
• Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Pop Culture

• Harry Styles/Olivia Wilde/Jason Sudeikis
• Lea Michele
• Corn Kid

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We're recapping objectively the best month of the year: October! Tune in to hear us talk about the books we read, shows we watched, and albums we listened to as well Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter and boyband BTS' enlistment in the South Korean army.

Follow us on Instagram as @yazminelomax, @majkahahn, and @dtbspodcast!

Reading

• The Long Road Home: Blackness and Belonging by Debra Thomspon
• Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Watching

• The Sex Lives of College Girls on HBO
• Bluey on Disney+

Listening

• The Loneliest Time - Carly Rae Jepsen
• Midnights - Taylor Swift

Politics

• https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/27/technology/elon-musk-twitter-deal-complete.html
• https://www.reuters.com/technology/elon-musk-says-he-will-be-twitter-ceo-2022-10-31/
• https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/hashtag-activism-hashtag10-twitter-trends-dresslik/
• https://scholars.org/sites/scholars/files/ssn-basic-facts-buente-on-activism-and-twitter.pdf
• https://abcnews.go.com/Business/twitter-turns-15-back-platform-changed-lives/story?id=75804702
• https://www.businessinsider.com/social-media-activism-facebook-twitter-youtube-power-2019-12
• https://metoomvmt.org/
• https://forge.medium.com/how-to-use-twitter-to-engage-in-a-movement-b42272cf99e5
• https://time.com/6172234/twitter-social-movement-organizers-elon-musk/

Pop Culture

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BTS
• https://time.com/5912998/bts-army/
• https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/17/world/asia/bts-military-south-korea-enlist.html
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoo_Seung-jun
• https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/korean-pop-group-bts-members-will-perform-mandatory-military-service-in-south-korea
• https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/btss-conscription-case-for-exempting-south-korean-band-from-military-service-8218707/
• https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ikrd/bts-hiatus-mandatory-military-service
• https://impakter.com/south-korean-economy-braces-for-loss-as-boy-band-bts-pauses-music-for-military/#:~:text=South%20Korea%20stands%20to%20lose,to%20the%20South%20Korean%20economy.%E2%80%9D
• https://www.insider.com/trevor-noah-bts-enlisting-south-korea-army-unstoppable-2022-10
• https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bts-perform-mandatory-military-service-south-korea-1234613240/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali#Draft_resistance

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September has ended so it's time to wake up (geddit?) and listen to our recap episode! Majka is covering European politics and Yaz is talking about the Queen's death, celebrity cheating scandals, and the return of The Kardashians...all through a baby-focused lens. And if that isn't enough, you can join us on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast or individually as @yazminelomax and @majkahahn!

Reading

• House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland
• A Bright Ray of Darkness by Ethan Hawke
• Pizza Girl by ​​Jean Kyoung Frazier
• Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Watching

• Fire of Love
• Don’t Worry Darling
• Blonde
• After Forever Happy
• The Great British Bake Off / Baking Show

Listening

• Twenty Whatever podcast
• Yaz’s Fall Vibes playlist

Politics

• Sweden
  • https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/once-far-right-pariah-sweden-democrats-eye-kingmaker-role-2022-09-07/
  • https://www.dw.com/en/swedish-election-the-astonishing-rise-of-the-right-wing-sweden-democrats/a-63100694
• Italy
  • https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2022/09/giorgia-meloni-italy-election-fascism-mussolini/671515/
  • https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/26/far-right-leaders-in-europe-celebrate-expected-brothers-of-italy-election-win
• General
  • https://www.vox.com/world/2022/9/24/23366464/italy-elections-meloni-sweden-europe-far-right
  • https://www.politico.eu/article/understanding-europes-shift-to-the-right/
  • https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/24/europe/italy-meloni-populism-intl-cmd/index.html

Pop Culture

• Trisha Paytas
  • https://hollywoodmask.com/p/trisha-paytas-moses-hacmon-baby.html
  • https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/queen-elizabeth-reincarnated-as-trisha-paytas-baby

Edit: "Malibu" itself isn't a Native American word. The city is named for the Ventureño Chumas settlement "Humaliwo".

• Adam Levine
  • https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/adam-levines-cheating-scandal-and-drama-everything-to-know/
  • https://nameberry.com/babyname/sumner/girl
  • https://www.npr.org/2022/09/28/1125519915/the-try-guys-ned-fulmer
• The Kardashians
  • https://www.capitalfm.com/news/kylie-jenner-son-second-baby-boy-name/
  • https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/what-did-khloe-kardashian-name-baby-no-2-see-clues
• Baldwin baby
  • https://www.today.com/parents/babies/hilaria-baldwin-baby-name-rcna49837

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September has ended so it's time to wake up (geddit?) and listen to our recap episode! Majka is covering European politics and Yaz is talking about the Queen's death, celebrity cheating scandals, and the return of The Kardashians...all through a baby-focused lens. And if that isn't enough, you can join us on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast or individually as @yazminelomax and @majkahahn!

Reading

• House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland
• A Bright Ray of Darkness by Ethan Hawke
• Pizza Girl by ​​Jean Kyoung Frazier
• Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Watching

• Fire of Love
• Don’t Worry Darling
• Blonde
• After Forever Happy
• The Great British Bake Off / Baking Show

Listening

• Twenty Whatever podcast
• Yaz’s Fall Vibes playlist

Politics

• Sweden
  • https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/once-far-right-pariah-sweden-democrats-eye-kingmaker-role-2022-09-07/
  • https://www.dw.com/en/swedish-election-the-astonishing-rise-of-the-right-wing-sweden-democrats/a-63100694
• Italy
  • https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2022/09/giorgia-meloni-italy-election-fascism-mussolini/671515/
  • https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/26/far-right-leaders-in-europe-celebrate-expected-brothers-of-italy-election-win
• General
  • https://www.vox.com/world/2022/9/24/23366464/italy-elections-meloni-sweden-europe-far-right
  • https://www.politico.eu/article/understanding-europes-shift-to-the-right/
  • https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/24/europe/italy-meloni-populism-intl-cmd/index.html

Pop Culture

• Trisha Paytas
  • https://hollywoodmask.com/p/trisha-paytas-moses-hacmon-baby.html
  • https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/queen-elizabeth-reincarnated-as-trisha-paytas-baby

Edit: "Malibu" itself isn't a Native American word. The city is named for the Ventureño Chumas settlement "Humaliwo".

• Adam Levine
  • https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/adam-levines-cheating-scandal-and-drama-everything-to-know/
  • https://nameberry.com/babyname/sumner/girl
  • https://www.npr.org/2022/09/28/1125519915/the-try-guys-ned-fulmer
• The Kardashians
  • https://www.capitalfm.com/news/kylie-jenner-son-second-baby-boy-name/
  • https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/what-did-khloe-kardashian-name-baby-no-2-see-clues
• Baldwin baby
  • https://www.today.com/parents/babies/hilaria-baldwin-baby-name-rcna49837

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Happy September, folks! The end of August got a little crazy but we MADE IT and now we're ready to discuss Sanna Marin's dancing, Linda Evangelista's British Vogue cover, and much, much more!

Reading

• Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas
• How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith

Watching

• Charade
• Breaking Away
• The Rehearsal on HBO

Listening

• Normal Gossip
• Room on Fire by The Strokes (vinyl re-release from Vinyl Me Please)

Politics

• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-30/dancing-finnish-premier-s-stardom-causes-headaches-at-home
• https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/29/politics/hillary-clinton-tweet-picture-dancing-sanna-marin-prime-minister/index.html
• https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/19/world-leaders-dancefloor-videos-sanna-marin
• https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/culture-news/a40975626/sanna-marin-finnish-pm-party-video-opinion/
• https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/sanna-marin-video-canadian-women-politicians-reaction-1.6559714
• https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/aoc-video-finnish-sanna-marin-b2156179.html
• https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/30/style/sanna-marin-partying-finland.html
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/23/sanna-marin-women-dancing-solidarity/

Pop Culture

Note: Shia LaBeouf exited Don't Worry Darling in August 2020. He was sued by FKA Twigs for sexual battery, assault, and infliction of emotional distress in December 2020.

Also, the author of the Guardian article mentioned is a neuroscientist rather than a psychologist. The more ya know!

• https://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/article/linda-evangelista-british-vogue-interview
• https://people.com/style/linda-evangelista-shares-first-photos-of-her-body-since-fat-freezing-nightmare-people-exclusive/
• https://www.ibtimes.com/twitter-reacts-linda-evangelista-being-brutally-disfigured-after-coolsculpting-3303087
• https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/22/style/linda-evangelista-vogue.html
• http://www.slate.com/articles/life/culturebox/2014/12/the_year_of_outrage_2014_everything_you_were_angry_about_on_social_media.html
• https://www.npr.org/2019/10/09/768489375/how-outrage-is-hijacking-our-culture-and-our-minds
• https://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2015/apr/29/outrage-public-widespread-anger-is-so-common-psychology

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July was a big one: the Pope visited Canada, Bennifer got married, and we're here to recap it all!

Keep up with us before our next episode on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast, @majkahahn, and @yazminelomax.

Reading

• Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
• A Map to the Door of No Return by Dionne Brand

Watching

• Nope
• Leave Her to Heaven

Listening

• Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV

Politics

• https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-the-tuesday-edition-1.6532503/pope-faces-calls-to-renounce-the-doctrine-of-discovery-at-the-heart-of-colonialism-1.6532787
• https://vimeo.com/704670907
• https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/the-pope-s-apology-was-a-start-now-the-real-work-begins-some-catholics-and-indigenous-leaders-say-1.6531879
• https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-pope-alberta-apology-1.6530947
• https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/steven-newcomb-doctrine-of-discovery-1.6533637
• https://www.afn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/18-01-22-Dismantling-the-Doctrine-of-Discovery-EN.pdf
• https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/indigenous-title-and-the-doctrine-of-discovery

Pop Culture

• How Las Vegas Became the World's Quickie Wedding Capital
• Celebrity Couples Who Got Married in Vegas
• The decline of Vegas weddings in The Cut and The LA Times
• Wedding cost
• "What's classy if you're rich but trashy if you're poor" Reddit thread
• The wedding industrial complex

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As Bon Jovi once said, we're halfway there! "There" being the year 2022, which makes this our June episode.

This month has been a tough one for a lot of people so we hope this episode offers some reprieve while still being educational. We also encourage you to join us in donating to abortion funds in the United States, which you can find right here: https://abortionfunds.org/funds/

Follow us on Instagram as @dtbspodcast, @yazminelomax, and @majkahahn.

Reading

• The Switch by Beth O’Leary
• Paying the Land by Joe Sacco
• Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas

Watching

• Top Gun: Maverick (go see it in theaters please!)
• RRR
• The Other Two on HBO

Listening

• Harry’s House by Harry Styles

Politics

• https://www.bbc.com/news/business-61985652
• https://www.bbc.com/news/business-18167345
• https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/30/ben-jerrys-criticises-deal-that-will-resume-sales-in-occupied-territories
• https://hbr.org/2021/01/why-ben-jerrys-speaks-out
• https://www.benjerry.com/about-us#3timeline
• https://jewishcurrents.org/ben-jerrys-tests-anti-bds-laws
• The Israeli Palestinian Conflict in the US (not by my friends, but still smart)
  • https://jewishcurrents.org/trumps-disloyalty-comments-are-what-the-jewish-right-believes
  • https://jewishcurrents.org/ritchie-torres-is-the-future-of-pro-israel-politics

Pop Culture

• Celebrity clothing lines: https://fashionista.com/2017/08/celebrity-clothing-lines-history
• Incense and Orris Substack piece on celebrity perfume: https://miccaeli.substack.com/p/a-cultural-autopsy-of-the-celebrity
• LA Times about celebrity tequila: https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-08-17/celebrity-tequila-history-from-michael-jordan-to-the-rock
• Rise of beauty brands: https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/celebrity-beauty-brands/
• More on beauty brands: https://www.allure.com/story/inside-celebrity-beauty-brands
• Hailey Bieber's line: ​​https://www.elle.com/uk/beauty/skin/a35403674/hailey-bieber-skincare-line-rhode/
• Hailey Bieber sued: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/leylamohammed/hailey-bieber-sued-minority-business-skincare-line-rhode

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Surprise! We're together IRL again and ready to blow your mind (but hopefully not your eardrums) with reading, watching, and listening recs as well as all the details on upcoming elections and that celebrity wedding.

Reading

• Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
• Beach Read by Emily Henry
• Reputation by Lex Croucher

Watching

• Petite Maman
• Heartstopper on Netflix
• Conversations with Friends on Hulu

Listening

• I’ve Felt All These Things by Anna Leone
• Dear God by Hamilton Leithauser and Paul Maroon

Politics

Australia

• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-24/australia-s-next-parliament-will-be-its-most-diverse-ever
• https://www.economist.com/leaders/2022/05/25/australias-election-sets-a-heartening-precedent-on-climate-change
• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-27/australia-pm-scott-morrison-loses-female-support-before-federal-election
• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-27/australia-pm-scott-morrison-loses-female-support-before-federal-election

Philippines

• https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/11/asia/philippines-election-results-marcos-claims-victory-intl-hnk/index.html
• https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/25/new-era-for-philippines-begins-as-ferdinand-marcos-jr-officially-proclaimed-president

Brazil

• ​​https://www.as-coa.org/articles/poll-tracker-brazils-2022-presidential-election
• https://time.com/6130308/bolsonaro-brazil-2022-election/

Pop Culture

• cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a35534446/kourtney-kardashian-travis-barker-relationship-timeline/
• https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a40064865/travis-barker-moved-calabasas-date-kim-kardashian-fans-think/
• https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a40007104/why-kourtney-kardashian-travis-barker-got-legally-married/
• https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/a40075020/kourtney-kardashian-travis-barker-italian-wedding/
• https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/dolce-gabbana-alta-moda-venice/
• https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisadellatto/2022/05/23/kardashianbarker-wedding-latest-proof-controversial-brand-dolce--gabbana-cant-be-canceled/?sh=54c16063590d
• https://pagesix.com/2022/05/24/dolce-gabbana-made-millions-off-kourtney-kardashian-travis-barkers-wedding/

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Just like your place of work, we're back in-person! That's right; for the first time since 2018, we've recorded an entire episode in the same room. Tune in to hear us deviate from our usual politics and pop culture format, and instead, take things down a more personal--and dare we say, scenic?-- route.

Follow our IRL adventures together on Instagram where we post as @dtcbpodcast, @majkahahn, and @yazminelomax.

Reading

• Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
• House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City #2) by Sarah J. Maas

Watching

• The Northman

Listening

• Lorde - Solar Power Tour
• Remi Wolfe

Other RWL Mentioned

• The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers
• A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas
• A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green
• Beach Read by Emily Henry
• The Before Trilogy
• To All the Boys Trilogy
• Set It Up
• I Want You Back
• Twin Solitudes - Leif Vollebeck
• The New Abnormal - The Strokes
• Punisher - Phoebe Bridgers
• The Loves of Your Life - Hamilton Leithauser

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This episode mentions the Oscars a lot but doesn't rehash The Thing That Happened at the Oscars. You're welcome.

Follow our upcoming reunion on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast, @yazminelomax, and @majkahahn.

Reading

• Live, Laugh, Kidnap by Gabby Noone
• The Love Songs of W.E.B. Dubois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

Watching

• Life of Beth
• Abbott Elementary
• Everything, Everywhere, All at Once
• The Batman
• Turning Red

Listening

• As it Was by Harry Styles
• Coolest Fucking Bitch in Town by Haley Blais

Politics

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/04/02/brittney-griner-team-usa-training-camp/
• https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60701050
• https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/brittney-griner-support-from-usa-teammates-1.6405816
• https://www.si.com/wnba/2022/03/05/brittney-griner-arrest-russia-statements-wnba-team-usa-phoenix-mercury
• https://www.chron.com/politics/article/Silence-around-Brittney-Griner-Russia-detainment-17038676.php
• https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/usa-basketball-teammates-break-silence-on-brittney-griner-1.6403294
• (Not real news, just the onion) https://www.theonion.com/brittney-griner-s-plea-for-help-relegated-to-espn2-1848733916

Pop Culture

• https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/27/whats-inside-the-nearly-140000-dollar-gift-bag-given-to-top-oscar-nominees.html
• https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/2/22/14688240/oscars-gift-bags-distinctive-assets

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The past month has been...a lot. Particularly in politics. So, we're attempting to make even a sliver of your day a little lighter by focusing on the politics of language revitalization and the drama over at Peloton. We hope this can serve as a small escape for you!

Reading

• Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
• Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
• The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller

Watching

• Top of the Lake
• Parallel Mothers
• I Want You Back
• Picnic at Hanging Rock

Listening

• The Trojan Horse Affair from Serial Productions & The New York Times
• Age of Apathy Aoife O’Donovan

Politics:

• Hebrew
  • https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/israel-hebrew/reviving-hebrew-persian-ancient-languages-eliezer-ben-yehuda-manekji-limji-hataria/
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBiiad9fO-g
  • https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-revival-of-hebrew/
• Maori
  • https://www.kohanga.ac.nz/en/
  • https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/16/world/asia/new-zealand-maori-language.html
  • https://ir.canterbury.ac.nz/handle/10092/7886
  • https://theculturetrip.com/pacific/new-zealand/articles/why-the-revival-of-the-maori-language-is-so-important/
  • https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/maori-language-week/history-of-the-maori-language

Pop Culture:

• https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/a30172338/peloton-girl-commercial-meme-explanation/
• https://slate.com/business/2022/01/peloton-stock-production-supply-chain-problems.html
• https://www.ft.com/content/29e18453-dfea-4236-a18c-2c3a018a843a
• der.com/peloton-giving-2800-fired-employees-free-1-year-subscription-2022-2
• https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2022/02/10854189/what-happened-to-glossier
• https://www.businessinsider.com/peloton-giving-2800-fired-employees-free-1-year-subscription-2022-2
• https://www.thecut.com/2022/02/a-vibe-shift-is-coming.html
• Our episode on 'cheugy': https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-people-v-oil-and-cheugy/id1380846237?i=1000524274408
• Our episode on fast fashion: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-tour-of-majka-s-brain-and-the-future-of-fast-fashion/id1380846237?i=1000534153737
• Video essay on fast fashion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT6Hwx20m5M

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Happy 2022! We're kicking off the first month of the year by chatting about the potentially tenuous situation on the Ukrainian AND the phenomenon that is Wordle. If you believe variety is the spice of life, you've come to the right place!

Find us on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast, @yazminelomax, and @majkahahn.

Listen to our very first episode (mentioned in this episode) here.

Reading

• The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
• A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
  • Thank you to Brooklyn and Bailey for recommending this series here
• My Body by Emily Ratajkowski
  • Buying Myself Back, the essay mentioned in this episode, can be read here
• Seven Days in June by Tia Williams

Watching

• Emily in Paris S2 on Netflix
• The Tragedy of Macbeth
• Bright Star

Listening

• Crimes of the Centuries
• The Big Hit Show
• Collapsed in Summer by Arlo Parks

Politics

• https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/conflict-ukraine
• https://globalnews.ca/news/8538732/ukraine-russia-ndp-mps/
• https://globalnews.ca/news/8536644/ukraine-russia-crisis-explainer/
• https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/conflict-ukraine
• https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-news-01-27-22/index.html
• https://www.nytimes.com/news-event/ukraine-russia?name=styln-russia-ukraine

Pop Culture

• All About Wordle: https://www.cnet.com/how-to/wordle-explained-everything-you-need-to-know/
• Millenial Shade: ​​https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/what-is-wordle-what-to-know-about-the-popular-game-among-millennials
• Knoll-Gate: https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2022/01/wordle-was-hard-today-and-youre-not-the-only-one-who-struggled.html
• Origins of Wordle: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/03/technology/wordle-word-game-creator.html?smtyp=cur∣=tw-nytimes
• HQ Trivia: https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-51528801
• The Angelus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Angelus_(Irish_broadcast)
• Pokemon Go: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Go
• Spelling Bee: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Spelling_Bee

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Another bizarre year is over and we’re waving it goodbye by drinking festive cocktails and recapping some of our top things of the year!

Reading

• House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland
• How to Break Up with Fast Fashion by Lauren Bravo
• Crying in H-Mart by Michelle Zauner
• Detransition, Baby by Torrey Petters
• Beautiful World Where are You by Sally Rooney

Watching

• Zola
• To All The Boys: Always and Forever
• Mitchell’s vs the Machines
• Bergman Island
• Worst Person in the World
• C’mon C’mon
• White Lotus S1
• Real Housewives of Salt Lake City S2
• Succession S3
• How to with John Wilson S2
• Sex Education S3

Listening

• Red (Taylor’s Version) by Taylor Swift
• Jubilee by Japanese Breakfast
• SOUR by Olivia Rodrigo
• Daddy’s Home by St. Vincent
• Star-Crossed by Kacey Musgraves
• Not Without My Sister (Patreon)
• How to Win NaNo: A Writing Podcast
• Life Skills by Rookie
• Canadaland
• Chatty Broads with Bekah and Jess
• Doing It with Hannah Witton
• Different Things Can Be Sad

Politics

• The Beginning of the End of Roe v Wade
• Climate Change
• Wet’suwet'en Protests

Pop Culture

• John Mulaney and Olivia Munn

• FreeBritney

• Brooklyn and Bailey

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In one of our final episodes for 2021, we’re discussing our NYC reunion, The Hunger Games (in painstaking detail), the art collective who just won the Turner Prize, and budding romance between Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson. Enjoy!

Reading

• Crying in H-Mart by Michelle Zauner
• Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
• Out of Love by Hazel Hayes
• The Ballad of Snakes and Songbrids by Suzanne Collins

Watching

• House of Gucci
• Holiday Home Makeover with Mr Christmas
• The Hunger Games Series

Listening

• Valentine - Snail Mail
• 30 - Adele
• Red (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift
• Hamilton Leithauser

Politics

• https://www.archpaper.com/2021/12/2021-turner-prize-goes-to-array-collective-for-its-fake-pub-and-take-on-northern-irish-social-issues/
• https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/dec/02/array-collective-winning-turner-prize-belfast-bar-drinking-den
• https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/01/arts/design/turner-prize-winner.html
• Their Website: http://www.arraystudiosbelfast.com/array-collective.html
• Their Insta: https://www.instagram.com/arraystudios/?hl=en

Pop Culture

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Kardashian
• https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a36696207/why-kim-kardashian-divorced-kanye-west/
• https://www.insider.com/kanye-west-slams-snl-kim-kardashian-monologue-divorce-joke-2021-11
• https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prime-minister-justin-trudeau-ariana-grande-pete-davidson/id1380846237?i=1000414782140
• https://www.glamour.com/story/kim-kardashian-and-pete-davidson-complete-relationship-timeline
• https://www.vice.com/en/article/gqy9dy/taylor-swift-tom-hiddleston-pr-relationships-promances
• https://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/photo-gallery/48337951/image/48391876/Ren%C3%A9e-Zellweger-Ant-Anstead

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How was your spooky szn, friends? Tune into this episode to find out how ours was and learn about two very different events that happened this October: the hunger strike for climate justice taking place outside the White House and British girl band Little Mix's very public feud.

Stay in the loop on all things Different Things Can Be Sad by following us on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast, @majkahahn, and @yazminelomax.

Trigger warning for this episode: discussions of depression, eating disorders, and suicide.

Reading

• Luster by Raven Leilani
• The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang
• Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert
• After We Collided by Anna Todd

Watching

• The French Dispatch
• Arrival
• The Worst Person in the World

Listening

• Freestyle Fellowship

Politics:

• Go Fund Me: https://www.gofundme.com/f/hunger-strike-for-climate-justice
• https://www.teenvogue.com/story/hunger-strike-for-climate-justice-dc
• https://newrepublic.com/article/164062/sunrise-climate-activists-hunger-strike
• https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/10/manchin-biden-climate-clean-electricity-progressives.html
• https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/20/sunrise-movement-climate-activists-hunger-strike
• https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/18/joe-biden-climate-crisis-legislation
• https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/26/us/climate-hunger-strike-white-house/index.html
• https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hunger-strike-young-climate-activists-biden-democrats_n_6179e0c8e4b093143213e787
• https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/why-i-m-fasting-demand-bold-action-climate-change

Pop Culture:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Mix
• https://thetab.com/uk/2021/10/11/jesy-nelson-little-mix-drama-explained-225671
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicki_Minaj
• https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/oct/08/jesy-nelson-boyz-review-derivative-and-dated-p-diddy-mashup
• https://www.instagram.com/p/CUxBLWloACK/
• https://www.vogue.com/article/the-problem-with-blackfishing-jesy-nelson
• https://www.buzzfeed.com/natalieoganesyan/nicki-minaj-jesy-nelson-blackfishing-controversy

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Welcome to spooky szn! Let's kick it off together by looking back on the things that made September 2021, well, September 2021!

Catch us at the same time, same place next month. And in the meantime, follow us on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast,@yazminelomax, and @majkahahn (who is also on Twitter as @majkahahn).

Reading

• Beautiful World Where Are You by Sally Rooney
• Crying in the H Mart by Michelle Zauner

Watching

• Breaking Bad
• El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
• Jen Lilley Hallmark Movies
  • Harvest Love
  • A Dash of Love
  • Eat, Play, Love

Listening

• Yearbook by Seth Rogan (the audiobook)
• star-crossed - Kasey Musagraves
• Jubilee - Japanese Breakfast
• Bartees Strange

Politics

• https://theconversation.com/the-disturbing-history-of-how-conservatorships-were-used-to-exploit-swindle-native-americans-165140
• https://www.vogue.com/article/history-of-reproductive-coercion-britney-spears-conservatorship
• https://www.teenvogue.com/story/britney-spears-conservatorship-disability-rights
• https://variety.com/2021/music/news/britney-bill-introduced-congress-conservatorships-1235024037/

Pop Culture

• https://editorialist.com/lifestyle/what-is-an-instagram-photo-dump/
• https://www.cnet.com/news/photo-dump-is-the-easiest-trend-of-the-pandemic-and-its-kinda-fun-too/
• https://www.inputmag.com/culture/instagram-photo-dump-trend-captions-meaning-kim-kardashian-kylie-jenner-bella-hadid-emma-chamberlain
• https://www.gq.com.au/success/opinions/asking-for-a-friend-why-are-we-all-posting-instagram-photo-dumps/news-story/721127543f8211e9b4d7e1e70ed96f10
• https://mashable.com/article/instagram-photo-dump-trend
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shitposting

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August did it again--it slipped away into a moment in time! And did so like a bottle of wine! So here we are again, recapping all things politics and pop culture that happened in August. More specifically, the headline issues that Majka has been pondering and Molly-Mae Hague's appointment as Creative Director of Pretty Little Thing. Enjoy!

Can't get enough? Follow us on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast, @yazminelomax, and @majkahahn (who is also on Twitter).

Reading

• The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
• The Brown Sister series by Talia Hibbert
• A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety by Sarah Jaquette Ray (discussed in the Politics section)
• We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry
• All Girls by Emily Layden
• On Yaz’s list for fall: The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling (coming out in September), Payback’s a Witch by Lana Harper (coming out in October), Toil and Trouble: 15 Tales of Women and Witchcraft (YA anthology), Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman, The Secret History by Donna Tart, Cackle by Rachel Harrison, A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik, The Once and Future Witches by Alice E. Harrow
• Recommended for fall: House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland, When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead, Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas

Watching

• Luca
• Motel Makeover
• White Lotus
• Search Party

Listening

• Pressure Machine - The Killers
• Solar Power - Lorde

Politics

• Climate Change and the IPCC Report
  • Simon Clark video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzpG7di07E4&t=229s
  • Lena Norms Chanel: https://www.youtube.com/c/justkissmyfrog/featured
  • Dear Hank and John (they start talking about IPCC at the 22:50 mark): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/300-robocalling-ryans/id1002937870?i=1000532148472
  • Hank Green video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcMLFMsIVis
• Canadian Election
  • Canadaland podcasts: https://www.canadaland.com/podcasts/
• Indigenous Resistance
  • Teen Vogue: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/fairy-creek-blockade-indigenous-land-defenders-protest-forest-logging-climate-justice
  • This Land podcast: https://crooked.com/podcast-series/this-land/
• Afghanistan
  • Mutual Aid: Kamala Mutual Aid Collective https://www.instagram.com/kalamamutualaid/?hl=en
  • Traditional Charity: https://give.unhcr.ca/page/86611/donate/1?ea.tracking.id=OL21_AFG_HQ&utm_source=unhcr.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=CA_PS_EN_Georedirects

Pop Culture

• Molly-Mae's post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CTCDcmLoFN_/
• Molly-Mae and PLT: https://metro.co.uk/2021/08/27/molly-mae-hague-how-love-island-star-built-her-brand-after-plt-deal-15163260/
• Drapers interview: https://www.drapersonline.com/insight/molly-mae-hagues-plans-to-elevate-prettylittlething-in-new-role
• Good on You directory: https://directory.goodonyou.eco/
• Impact of fast fashion: https://goodonyou.eco/fast-fashions-environmental-impact/
• Rana Plaza collapse: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Dhaka_garment_factory_collapse
• Boohoo Group: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boohoo.com
• Pangaia's post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CSw8rfcN_Cq/
• Pretty Little Thing’s Good on You rating: https://directory.goodonyou.eco/brand/prettylittlething
• The rise of Shein: https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22573682/shein-future-of-fast-fashion-explained

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Happy summer, pals! This episode, we're looking back at the month that was July 2021 -- from the start of the very contentious Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to the likes of Blake Lively and Gigi Hadid calling out paps for snapping photos of their kids. So find a hammock, grab a frozen margarita, and enjoy!

Find us on Instagram at @dtcbspodcast.

Keep up with Majka on Instagram and Twitter as @majkahahn, and Yaz as @yazminelomax on Instagram.

Reading

• Reproduction by Ian Williams
• Summer of ‘69 by Elin Hildebrand

Watching

• Love Island
• Maggie's Plan
• 20th Century Women

Listening

• Chatty Broads

Politics

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/07/28/its-impossible-separate-politics-olympics/
• https://www.nbcnews.com/news/olympics/female-athletes-grabbing-spotlight-olympics-political-social-demonstrations-n1275222
• https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/07/right-rooting-against-americas-olympic-athletes
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/07/19/japans-government-faces-dual-challenge-tokyo-olympics-covid-19/

Pop Culture

• https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/g10381781/celebrity-parents-against-paparazzi-following-their-kids/?slide=10
• ​​https://www.birthandbeyondmagazine.com/lifestyle-news-blog/2014/2/26/why-its-time-to-end-our-obsession-with-celebrity-kids
• https://stylecaster.com/children-paparazzi/
• https://www.bustle.com/articles/120312-north-west-shutting-down-the-paparazzi-may-be-cute-but-its-also-really-sad-video
• http://www.dailylife.com.au/life-and-love/parenting-and-families/nokidspolicy-how-a-hashtag-changed-the-way-the-media-treat-children-20140820-3e0np.html
• https://www.bustle.com/articles/17488-kristen-bell-and-dax-shepard-got-into-a-heated-argument-with-the-paparazzi
• https://twitter.com/PopCrave/status/1412371953017667588
• https://www.instagram.com/p/CRaYEhsNowN/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=a792c916-4f13-43ec-8106-53b54762eadd
• https://people.com/celebrity/people-does-not-support-paparazzi-who-target-celebs-kids-editors-letter/

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We're not gonna beat around the bush here. We're releasing this episode on Canada Day 2021 and encourage you to head straight to the resources Majka has shared so you can learn more about Canada's residential "schools", including what you can do to support survivors and the families of victims.

Reading

• Rachel Lindsay article: https://www.vulture.com/article/rachel-lindsay-the-bachelor-franchise.html
• Lowlands by Jhumpa Lahiri
• One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

Watching

• In the Heights
  • https://www.vox.com/culture/22535040/in-the-heights-casting-backlash-colorism-representation
• The OC

Listening

• Solar Power by Lorde
• Welcome to the OC, Bitches

Politics

• TRC Calls To Action: http://trc.ca/assets/pdf/Calls_to_Action_English2.pdf
• A tracker on the progress of the TRC: https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform-single/beyond-94?&cta=1
• Places to Donate:
  • Indian Residential School Survivors Society https://www.irsss.ca/
  • Orange Shirt Society: https://www.orangeshirtday.org/orange-shirt-society.html
  • Native Women’s Association of Canada: https://www.nwac.ca/
• More Information from Indigenous Journalists
  • On the Catholic church not releasing records: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/catholic-order-staffed-kamloops-residential-school-refuses-share-records-1.6065322
  • Aftermath of first discovery: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/kamloops-residential-school-remains-update-1.6053467
  • General History: https://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/the_residential_school_system/
  • On Canceling Canada Day: https://idlenomore.ca/cancelcanadaday/
• Newfoundland Ends Seizure of Indigenous children: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-birth-alerts-discontinued-1.6080729

Pop Culture

• The bear pushing incident: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2021/06/02/girl-pushes-bear-viral-tiktok-video-dogs-experts-say-dont/7495123002/
• The Texas Beeworks controversy:
• https://www.vulture.com/2021/06/the-bee-lady-tiktok-fraud-controversy-explained.html
• Erika Thompson profile: https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/erika-thompson-beekeeper-tiktok/
• About Pekingeses: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pekingese
• AKC popular breeds: https://www.akc.org/most-popular-breeds/
• Flea isn't happy: https://uproxx.com/indie/red-hot-chili-peppers-bassist-flea-westminster-dog-show/

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Tune in this month to hear Majka discuss recent legal action that's been taken against oil companies, and Yaz define May's word of the month--cheugy! Plus, we've got a bumper discussion of Emily Henry's new book, People We Meet on Vacation, in there too. Don't say we don't look after you.

Find us on Instagram as @DTCBSpodcast or follow us individually as @MajkaHahn and @YazmineLomax.

Episodes Mentioned:

• Wet'suwet'en Protests and The One With The Reunion
• The Global Gag Rule and Drivers License
• The Politics of Pride and Old Town Road

Reading

• People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry (Skip to 22:05 to avoid spoilers)

Watching

• Friends: The Reunion on HBO Max
• Barry on HBO Max

Listening

• SOUR by Olivia Rodrigo

Politics

• https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-canadas-oil-industry-on-watch-after-dutch-court-orders-shell-to-cut/
• https://financialpost.com/commodities/energy/oil-gas/eyes-on-climate-lawsuits-after-landmark-dutch-ruling-against-shell
• https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/shell-dutch-court-ruling-emissions-1.6040842
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change_litigation
• https://www.theguardian.com/business/commentisfree/2021/may/28/the-guardian-view-on-climate-change-lawsuits-big-oil-is-in-the-dock
• https://theappeal.org/the-lab/explainers/the-climate-change-lawsuits-against-big-oil-explained/

Pop Culture

• https://www.tiktok.com/foryou?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&item_id=6945562242259684613#/@webkinzwhore143/video/6945562242259684613
• https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Cheugy
• https://www.tiktok.com/foryou?_d=secCgYIASAHKAESMgowvre8WSspX8KQ5IAAM%2FdHSFZeCjSLt4dDeOEygZjeW4sR%2BWCs8Ova4%2BX%2Fxdf1dKP9GgA%3D&language=en&preview_pb=0&sec_user_id=MS4wLjABAAAAHiIr3p18lPmO4Ekrf_1vvsDZ2WmWJfkcdaSH9oWWr-A5U02-Gt1sizg4r3t_6nJx&share_app_id=1233&share_item_id=6958851811080031493&share_link_id=163DE237-6A8F-46F3-9151-4E5BB38C6C02&source=h5_m×tamp=1620327351&tt_from=copy&u_code=d8g5g72hc4leec&user_id=6743271165337289733&
• https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/29/style/cheugy.html
• https://www.instagram.com/cheuglife/
• https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/what-is-cheugy-millennial-girlboss-tiktok-aesthetic-1163515/
• https://foundation.app/gabyrasson/the-cheugy-nft-35394

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We're back! You'll have to listen to this episode to find out what the hell happened last month, and to learn all about the politics of childcare as well as the fall out of Demi Lovato walking into a yogurt store. And if you can't wait until next month, catch us on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast, @majkhahn, and @yazminelomax in the meantime.

Reading

• How To Break Up With Fast Fashion by Lauren Bravo
• House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland
• The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

Watching

• Minari
• Girlboss (Netflix)
• Better Call Saul
• Broken Hearts Gallery
• Shiva Baby

Listening

• Somewhere by Sun June
• Today We’re the Greatest by Middle Kids

Politics

• Employment gap: https://www.ilo.org/infostories/en-GB/Stories/Employment/barriers-women#intro
• Gender wage gap: http://mjpa.umich.edu/2020/04/10/narrowing-the-gender-wage-gap-with-universal-child-care/
• Gender wage gap: https://canadianwomen.org/blog/no-moms-the-gender-pay-gap-is-not-on-us/
• Gender wage gap and children: https://www.vox.com/2018/2/19/17018380/gender-wage-gap-childcare-penalty
• Canada’s child care plan: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2021/04/budget-2021-a-canada-wide-early-learning-and-child-care-plan.html
• Biden is also trying to get government funded childcare to be a thing: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/28/biden-plan-could-save-families-nearly-15000-a-year-on-child-care.html

Pop Culture

• About Demi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demi_Lovato
• Demi calls out Disney: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/demi-lovato-slams-disney-channel-over-eating-disorder-joke/
• Eating disorders and diet culture:
  • https://recreation.ucsd.edu/2021/01/diet-culture-social-media/#:~:text=What%20Is%20%E2%80%9CDiet%20Culture%E2%80%9D%3F,good%E2%80%9D%20and%20%E2%80%9Cbad%E2%80%9D.
  • https://anad.org/get-informed/about-eating-disorders/eating-disorders-statistics/
  • https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/blog/recognizing-and-resisting-diet-culture
• The yogurt store incident:
  • https://www.eater.com/22393899/demi-lovato-bigg-chill-frozen-yogurt-fight-explained
  • https://www.huffpost.com/entry/demi-lovato-the-bigg-chill-diet-culture_n_607d8b66e4b0eac48140a68b
• About Eat Me Guilt Free: https://www.miamiherald.com/miami-com/miami-com-news/article250862739.html

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Happy pandemic-versary! Yes, it's now March 2021 which means it's been a whole year since March 2020 aka the month everything went downhill. But today we're reflecting on February and the politics and pop culture happenings that occurred within its 28 days - including the Myanmar coup and celebs celebrating Valentine's Day! Listen on to learn it all...

Miss us already? Follow @DTCBSpodcast on Instagram! You can also find Majka on Twitter and Instagram as @MajkaHahn, and Yaz on Instagram as @YazmineLomax.

Reading

• They Said This Would Be Fun: Race, Campus Life and Growing Up by Eternity Martis
• You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle

Watching

• Succession
• Judas And The Black Messiah
• Barb And Start Go To Vista Del Mar

Listening

• Anna Leone

Politics

• The Coup
  • https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-55902070
  • https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/28/world/asia/myanmar-protests.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
  • https://www.thestar.com/news/world/asia/2021/02/28/thai-marchers-link-their-democracy-cause-to-myanmar-protests.html
  • https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/myanmar-democracy-protests-fatalities-1.5931068
• The Rohingya
  • https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/09/rohingyas-burma/540513/
  • https://www.hrw.org/tag/rohingya
  • https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41566561
• History
  • https://www.britannica.com/place/Myanmar/Resources-and-power
• THE workout video
  • https://www.nbcnews.com/video/pe-teacher-leads-workout-as-myanmar-s-coup-unfolds-behind-her-100518981756

Pop Culture

• How celebrities celebrated Valentine's Day: https://people.com/celebrity/celebrities-celebrating-valentines-day-2021/?
• 2020's Sexiest Man Alive episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/drug-decriminalization-and-2020s-sexiest-man-alive/id1380846237?i=1000501120546
• Lori Harvey: https://people.com/movies/michael-b-jordan-girlfriend-lori-harvey-everything-to-know/
• Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prime-minister-justin-trudeau-ariana-grande-pete-davidson/id1380846237?i=1000414782140
• 2018 New Year's Special (in which we discuss Ariana Grande): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2018-new-years-special/id1380846237?i=1000426898721
• Chrishell Stause and Keo Motsepe split: https://www.etonline.com/chrishell-stause-speaks-out-following-split-from-dancing-with-the-stars-pro-keo-motsepe-161331
• Clare Crawley and Dale Moss: https://people.com/tv/clare-crawley-dale-moss-spotted-kissing-after-split/
• Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker: https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/kourtney-kardashian-travis-barkers-relationship-timeline/january-2021-20/
• Shailene Woodley and Aaron Rodgers: https://thespun.com/nfl/nfc-north/green-bay-packers/shailene-woodley-aaron-rodgers-engagement-surprise
• Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a35181428/harry-styles-olivia-wilde-relationship-timeline/
• Skeet Ulrich and Lucy Hale: https://pagesix.com/2021/02/28/skeet-ulrich-gets-flirty-with-lucy-hale-on-instagram/

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Happy New Year! While the advent of 2021 didn't quite bring the end of COVID/all our other woes, it did bring a helluva lotta politics and pop culture news. Here's what you need to know.

Reading

• Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu
• These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
• Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe
• Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Sabrina Strings
• *We found the story about the book with an error! https://www.thecut.com/2019/05/naomi-wolf-interview-book-error-bbc-interview.html

Watching

• Never Rarely Sometimes Always
• On The Rocks
• Small Axe
• Promising Young Women
• Blown Away

Listening

• right where you left me and it's time to go by Taylor Swift
• *And our Taylor Swift episode for your reference: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/womens-health-care-and-taylor-swift-7/id1380846237?i=1000437216656

Politics

• Planned Parenthood International: https://globalgagrule.org/
• Guttmacher Institute: https://www.guttmacher.org/gpr/2020/04/unprecedented-expansion-global-gag-rule-trampling-rights-health-and-free-speech#
• The impact of the global gag rule https://ghrp.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s41256-019-0113-3
• COVID impacts: https://www-thelancet-com.proxy3.library.mcgill.ca/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31679-2/fulltext

Pop Culture

• Olivia Rodrigo background: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivia_Rodrigo
• Olivia and Josh dating?: https://www.feelingthevibe.com/news/are-high-school-musicals-olivia-rodrigo-and-joshua-bassett-dating/
• Relationship timeline/breakup: https://celebrity.nine.com.au/latest/what-happened-between-high-school-musical-spin-off-stars-joshua-bassett-olivia-rodrigo-explainer/6bf0a9c1-c0cf-4046-a8ac-dbba0a8ac78e
• Josh and Sabrina: http://www.justjaredjr.com/2020/08/17/sabrina-carpenter-grabs-weekend-lunch-with-fellow-disney-star-joshua-bassett/

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2020 IS OVER!

Ring in the new year with our 2020 Party where we drink themed cocktails, present awards to our favorite Reading, Watching and Listening items of the year, and discuss the politics and pop culture moments that made 2020 what it was. Go on. You deserve it. 

Reading  One To Watch by Kate Stayman-London

Nobody Will Tell You This But Me by Bess Kalb

A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green

Untamed by Glennon Doyle

Beach Read by Emily Henry

Watching  Schitt’s Creek

The Great

Sex Education

High Fidelity

Normal People

Selling Sunset

Emma

Palm Springs

Boys State

Holidate

Eurovision

First Cow

Listening  Women in Music Part III by HAIM 

I Feel Alive by TOPS

The Loves of Your Life by Hamilton Liethauser

Punisher by Phoebe Bridgers

Folklore and Evermore by Taylor Swift

Staying In with Emily and Kumail

Resistance

Nice White Parents

Maybe Baby by Hayley Nahman

Not Without My Sister by Rosemary and Beatrice MacCabe

Politics Wetsu’wet’en Protest (Listen to episode #23: Wetsu’wet’en Protest and The One With The Reunion for more)

Black Lives Matter

India Farmers Protests

Pop Culture Braniston (Listen to episode #22: Royals and Braniston 2020 for more)

Schitt’s Creek

Dominic West

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Hello hello hello! Welcome to another episode of Different Things Can Be Sad, specifically one where we're discussing the movement to decriminalize drugs (inspired by a wave of this happening during a certain event that dominated November) and the lovely Michael B. Jordan.

Can't get enough of us? Check out @dtcbspodcast, @majkahahn and @yazminelomax on Instagram (and @majkhahn on Twitter!).

Reading

• Beach Read by Emily Henry
• Nobody Will Tell You This But Me by Bess Kalb
• Again but Better by Christine Riccio

Watching

• The Holidate (Netflix)
• Dawson’s Creek

Listening

• Therefore I am by Billie Eilish
• Copycat Killer by Phoebe Bridgers

Politics

• https://drugpolicy.org/issues/drug-decriminalization
• https://drugpolicy.org/resource/drug-decriminalization-portugal-learning-health-and-human-centered-approach
• https://www.theverge.com/21578535/oregon-drug-decriminalization-ballot-measure-intitiative-public-health
• https://globalnews.ca/news/7471363/vancouver-drug-decriminalization/
• https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/drug-decriminalization-vancouver-philpott-1.5808764

Pop culture

• Michael B. Jordan Talks OnlyFans: https://www.buzzfeed.com/terrycarter/michael-b-jordan-only-fans-mustache
• People Magazine story: https://people.com/movies/michael-b-jordan-people-sexiest-man-alive-2020/
• People Magazine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_(magazine)
• Why Michael B. Jordan Was Chosen: https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/19/entertainment/people-sexiest-man-alive-michael-b-jordan/index.html
• 73 Questions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOQ-wZQhZZo
• PeopleTV Interview: https://peopletv.com/video/sexiest-man-alive-2020-michael-b-jordan/

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How was your Halloween? Spooky? Socially distanced? Good! If your November is looking less so (read: a lot more stressful) channel your energy into learning about the current protests in Poland or aquatic mystery n Ireland.

Reading

• Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow (to skip this discussion, go to: 8:15)
• All Adults Here by Emma Straub

Watching

• Deaf U (Netflix)
• Dream Home Makeover (Netflix)
• Selling Sunset (Netflix)
• The Bachelorette (every Tuesday!)

Listening

• Resistance (podcast)
• Two Chatty Broads (podcast)

Politics

• Wikipedia article (useful in that it translates Polish sources): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2020_Polish_protests
• Human Rights Watch:https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/04/14/poland-reject-new-curbs-abortion-sex-ed
• NYTimes 2020 election: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/14/world/europe/poland-election-court-challenge.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article
• NYTimes Poland in 2018: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/20/world/europe/poland-european-union.html
• Politico on the Protests: https://www.politico.eu/article/poland-abortion-protests-shake-government-retreat/

Pop Culture

• About Fungie: https://www.ireland.com/en-us/articles/dingle-dolphin-fungie/
• More about Fungie: https://dingle-peninsula.ie/attractions-on-the-dingle-peninsula-co-kerry/family-friendly-activities-on-the-dingle-peninsula/28-attractions-on-the-dingle-peninsula/family-friendly-activities-on-the-dingle-peninsula/122-fungi-the-dingle-dolphin.html
• Reporting on his disappearance: https://www.baltimoresun.com/pets/sns-nyt-ireland-missing-dolphin-fungie-20201031-4h6s3i3mgradpd6n3bj7s4paoq-story.html
• Migration theory: https://www.irishpost.com/news/could-fungie-have-simply-moved-new-research-suggests-missing-dingle-dolphin-has-migrated-not-died-196503
• Fungie conspiracy: https://www.irishpost.com/news/worlds-longest-living-wild-dolphin-fraud-169542
• Bryce Dallas Howard on The Graham Norton Show: https://www.dailyedge.ie/bryce-dallas-howard-ireland-4036269-May2018/

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It's officially fall, y'all! If you're interested in learning more about the best season, you'll love this month's pop culture segment in which Yaz covers pumpkin spice lattes and Christian Girl Autumn. And if being knowledgable and informed about the election process is on your fall to-do list, Majka's got your back with a politics portion that dives deep into the definition and execution of fair and free elections.

Reading

• The Hand On The Wall by Maureen Johnson
• An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

Watching

• Parenthood
• Say I Do (Netflix)
• Sweet Magnolias (Netflix)

Listening

• Last Seen: https://www.wbur.org/lastseen
• Chasing Cosby: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/los-angeles-times-la-times-studios/chasing-cosby
• S-Town: https://stownpodcast.org/

Politics

• Help Floridians vote: https://wegotthevote.org/finesandfees/
• Inter Parliamentary Union: https://www.ipu.org/our-impact/strong-parliaments/setting-standards/declaration-criteria-free-and-fair-elections
• Bishop and Hoeffler article: https://journals-sagepub-com.proxy3.library.mcgill.ca/doi/full/10.1177/0022343316642508
• Freedom House: https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-on-the-net/2019/the-crisis-of-social-media/digital-election-interference
• Elections during pandemics: https://theconversation.com/how-to-hold-elections-safely-and-uphold-democracy-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-145628
• The Daily episode on Russian troll farms: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/20/podcasts/the-daily/russia-trolls-misinformation.html
• A Vox video about online voter suppression: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Veo_T4a5dM

Pop Culture

• The science behind our obsession with fall: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/scientific-reason-we-love-fall_n_57f41713e4b04c71d6f0979f?guccounter=1
• More of said science: https://www.bustle.com/wellness/why-are-people-so-obsessed-with-fall-experts-explain-your-love-for-autumn-18735529#:~:text=Peer%20pressure%20to%20enjoy%20autumn,and%20think%20turkey%20is%20tasteless.
• The pumpkin spice industry: https://www.forbes.com/sites/maggiemcgrath/2018/10/31/inside-the-600-million-pumpkin-spice-industrial-complex/#661a54e11b95
• Pumpkin spice latte facts: https://grow.acorns.com/coronavirus-spending-pumpkin-spice-lattes/
• Even more pumpkin spice latte facts: https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/pumpkin-spice-industry_ca_5d654fb4e4b0d2fa2db1ef89
• Cost of Thanksgiving: https://lendedu.com/blog/cost-of-thanksgiving/
• Hot Girl Summer: https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/7/12/20690515/hot-girl-summer-meme-define-explained
• Christian Girl Autumn: https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/8/14/20804030/christian-girl-autumn-meme-hot-girl-summer-explained

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As the wonderful and wise Taylor Swift once said: August slipped away like a bottle of wine. So here we are, already talkin’ all about the month of August 2020! Listen to hear us discus the legacy and influence of Shirley Chisholm, the viral power of that Strawberry Dress, and exciting new media bits like Nice White Parents, Boys State, and I May Destroy You.

Keep in touch with us until the next episode:

Instagram: @dtcbspodcast

Personal ‘Grams: @msclearwater, @yazminelomax

Reading The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks on Race (essay collection by Jesmyn Ward)

Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer

Watching American Made

Boys State on Apple TV

I May Destroy You on HBO (USA) – Trigger Warning: Sexual violence. Please feel free to skip from 15:00 to 19:15 if you would like to skip this discussion.

Listening Nice White Parents by Serial and The New York Times

Imploding The Mirage by The Killers

Down In The Weeds, Where The World Once Was by Bright Eyes

Politics *Note: Lena Dunham was actually involved in Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign in a different, controversial way to the one we discussed in this segment (https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2017/01/25/politically-illiterate-democratic-celebrities-continue-to-embarrass-themselves/) It was actually Taylor Swift who felt her public image would be detrimental to the campaign (https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/8/8/20791816/taylor-swift-hillary-clinton-2016-endorsement-vogue-september-issue)

• https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/08/12/kamala-harris-shirley-chisholm/
• https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/shirley-chisholm
• https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/unbought-and-unbossed-when-black-woman-ran-for-the-white-house-180958699/
• https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/C/CHISHOLM,-Shirley-Anita-(C000371)/

Pop Culture * https://lirikamatoshi.com/pages/about * https://www.vogue.com/article/strawberry-dress-lirika-matoshi-popular * https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/lirika-matoshi-strawberry-dress * https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/18/style/strawberry-dress-tiktok-instagram-who-designed-where-to-get.html * https://www.allure.com/story/tess-holliday-strawberry-dress-tiktok-trend-fatphobia * https://goodonyou.eco/how-ethical-is-zara/ * https://thecurvyfashionista.com/size-inclusive-vs-plus-size/ * https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/kim-kardashian-fashion-nova-mugler-knockoff-1203037428/ * https://www.glamour.com/story/fat-tax-is-about-more-than-money

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We hope this episode finds you well in these unprecedented times and, y’know, that you like it! If you do and you want more Different Things Can Be Sad in your life, make sure to follow our podcast Instagram @dtcbspodcast, as well as our personal accounts @yazminelomax and @msclearwater.

Reading On Beauty by Zadie Smith

Black Sunday by Tola Rotimi Abraham

So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

Watching The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019)

Michael Clayton (2007)

The Babysitters Club on Netflix

Listening Women in Music Part III by Haim

Folklore by Taylor Swift

Politics (If you’d like to skip this section, jump to 41:35)

Gender and Covid research: https://www.genderandcovid-19.org/

Turkey:

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1714741/middle-east

https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/turkey-convention-combating-violence-against-women-must-not-be-abandoned

http://bianet.org/english/male-violence/228290-istanbul-convention-what-is-it-what-is-it-not

Poland:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-poland-politics/heightening-eu-frictions-poland-queries-pact-on-violence-against-women-idUSKCN24V1UU

https://www.dazeddigital.com/politics/article/49844/1/how-lgbtq-rights-are-under-threat-in-poland-and-how-to-help-fight-it

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53538205

https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/poland-should-not-withdraw-from-the-istanbul-convention-says-secretary-general

Pop Culture Rolling Stone article that explains why albums are being pushed back: https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/album-delays-caused-by-covid-19-973870/

Phoebe Bridgers’ New Yorker profile: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/05/25/phoebe-bridgers-frank-anxious-music

Cousin Greg’s pandemic song: https://variety.com/2020/music/news/succession-cousin-greg-nicholas-braun-song-antibodies-1234720585/

Grey’s Anatomy featuring coronavirus next season: https://ew.com/tv/greys-anatomy-season-17-coronavirus/

Newsletter recommendation! Maybe Baby by Haley Nahman: https://haleynahman.substack.com/

Not Without My Sister podcast: https://www.thewarren.ie/not-without-my-sister

Pants2Bags: https://www.instagram.com/pants2bags/?hl=en

Sundae Service: https://www.instagram.com/sundaeservice.nyc/?hl=en

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Welcome to the second half of 2020! Here's hoping act two has more happiness in store for us than the first did, hey? This month we're returning to our regular Politics and Pop Culture format, as well as providing you with a BLM focused Reading, Watching and Listening. Bon app the teeth!

Reading *Got some bookshop.org links for ya, not affiliate links!

If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin: https://bookshop.org/books/if-beale-street-could-talk-9780307275936/9780307275936

Red at the Bone by Jaqueline Woodson: https://bookshop.org/books/red-at-the-bone/9780525535270

Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid: https://bookshop.org/books/such-a-fun-age/9780525541905

The Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds: https://bookshop.org/books/opposite-of-always/9780062748379

Watching * Da 5 Bloods on Netflix * Do the Right Thing * Malcolm X * 13th on Netflix

Listening 1619 from The New York Times

Code Switch from NPR

Punisher by Phoebe Bridgers

Politics Wet’suwet’en

• https://globalnews.ca/news/6936521/wetsuweten-draft-agreement-details/
• https://thepostmillennial.com/alberta-energy-minister-says
• https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/04/20/gas-pipeline-wetsuweten-coronavirus-pandemic-indigenous-sovereignty-canada-oil/
• https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/wet-suwet-en-territory-rcmp-armed-officers-1.5633987?cmp=rss

Hong Kong

• https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/27/world/canada/huawei-extradition-meng-wanzhou.html
• https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisettevoytko/2020/05/27/hong-kong-is-no-longer-politically-autonomous-from-china-pompeo-says/#3a1adf3b30fb
• https://hongkongfp.com/2020/05/28/video-hong-kong-police-conduct-mass-arrests-in-mong-kok-as-clashes-continue-into-night/

Pop Culture * Celebrities being unrelatable online: https://www.insider.com/celebrities-quarantine-social-media-distancing-have-been-completely-unrelatable-in-2020-4#ellen-degeneres-comparing-being-in-quarantine-to-being-in-jail-21 * Imagine video:https://slate.com/culture/2020/03/celebrities-singing-imagine-video-explained.html * I Take Responsibility video: https://thenewdaily.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/2020/06/12/i-take-responsibility-video/ * 'Celebrity Culture Is Burning', New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/30/arts/virus-celebrities.html * 'Celebrity Quarantine Posts Are Inflaming Tensions Between The Haves and Have Nots', Vox: https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2020/4/22/21228696/celebrity-quarantine-coronavirus-influencer-instagram-ellen-degeneres-arielle-charnas-class-wealth * Wear A Damn Mask challenge: https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a33023419/celebrity-wear-a-damn-mask-challenge

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This month, we're asking you to use the time you'd normally spend listening to Different Things Can Be Sad consuming a different podcast (or podcasts!). Our recommendations are a mixture of podcasts that focus on anti-racism, and ones that are fun listens by amazing Black creators. We are excited to join you on this important listening journey! 

• 1619 from The New York Times
• Code Switch from NPR
• About Race with Reni Eddo-Lodge
• Good Ancestor Podcast by Layla F. Saad

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Hold up: it’s (gonna be) May already? April 2020 passed in a bit of a blur so this month we’re talking all things April 1920 because...well, why the heck not? Get ready to hear Majka discuss some significant political events from 100 years ago, and Yaz dissect the juicy pop culture happenings of the time.

Plus… IT’S OUR SECOND BIRTHDAY! Different Things Can Be Sad is officially a toddler now and we’re celebrating by holding a bookish giveaway. Head over to @dtcbspodcast on Instagram, fill out and share our Story template, and you’ll be in with a chance to win a book of your choice from Bookshop.org, a new site that benefits independent bookstores.

Reading

The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Watching

Alex Strangelove on Netflix

Bridget Jones’s Diary

Little Fires Everywhere on Hulu

Listening

I Feel Alive by TOPS

Songs From A Broken Chair, and Gemini by Noah Reid

The New Abnormal by The Strokes

The Loves Of Your Life by Hamilton Leithauser

Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple

Politics

All the April 1920 news: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_1920

Pop Culture

Scott Fitzgerald’s wedding: http://airshipdaily.com/blog/04032014-fitzgerald-wedding

Gigi and Zayn’s baby news: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a32307065/gigi-hadid-zayn-malik-pregnant-expecting-child-together/

Edward VIII surfing: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/9187691/King-of-the-waves-Edward-VIII-pictured-surfing-in-1920.html

Harry, Meghan, and LA: https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1270884/prince-harry-Meghan-markle-la-renting-house-Duke-Duchess-Sussex-royal

Harry’s HeadFIT: https://people.com/royals/prince-harry-is-back-doing-what-he-loves-most-helping-the-military/

Harry and Thomas the Tank Engine: https://people.com/royals/prince-harry-helps-celebrate-75th-anniversary-of-one-of-his-childhood-heroes/

Ice hockey at the Olympics:

https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/ICH/mens-ice-hockey.html

Gronk becomes a Buccaneer: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29078406/patriots-trade-rob-gronkowski-buccaneers-4th-round-pick

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YOU GUYS! March has been...well, rough. It's been scary. It's been emotional. It's been looooong. So that's why we're breaking from our usual formula to bring you Pandemic Support Group, a very special episode designed to get you through this spell at home. Think of it as both an audio hug and your go-to guide to beating boredom. And remember: if we all pray to Noah Centineo and Timothee Chalamet enough, hopefully April's episode will be dropping into a happier and safer world.

Reading

Normal People by Sally Rooney

Women Talking by Miriam Toews

The Younger Man by Zoe Foster Blake

Watching

Emma

Schitt’s Creek

New Girl

Listening

Step by Haim

The Local by Pulp Fever

Caution by The Killers

Bad Feeling and Broken Tambourine by Muzz

Persona Non Grata by Bright Eyes

Isolation Reading

Dreamland by Sarah Dessen

The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffeneger

The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer

When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

Meet Me In The Bathroom by Lizzy Goodman

Looking For Alaska by John Green

Red, White and Royal Blue by Cassie McQuiston

Emma by Jane Austen

Stasiland by Anna Funder

Isolation Watching

The Big Sick

La La Land

Looper

Twilight

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

The Office

The West Wing

It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia

Isolation Listening

Fine Line by Harry Styles

Yours To Keep by Albert Hammond Jr.

19 by Adele

Wide Awake! by Parquet Courts

Staying In with Emily & Kumail

Life Uncut

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It's us again, folks! This February we're discussing the Wet'suwet'en pipeline protests in Canada and the forthcoming Friends reunion. Plus, in news that will surprise exactly zero loyal listeners, we read books with feminist themes and listened to the new Strokes songs so you'll get to hear our take on those too!

Reading

Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney

Mrs Everything by Jennifer Weir

Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino

Watching

Uncut Gems

Next In Fashion on Netflix

'Reality Shows Don't Have To Be Cruel': https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/02/netflix-next-in-fashion-new-era-reality-tv/606859/

High Fidelity on Hulu

High Fidelity review: https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/02/tv-review-high-fidelity/

Listening

Frankie Cosmos

'At The Door' and 'Bad Decisions' by The Strokes

Politics

Governance in Canada: https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2020/02/25/Politicians-Columnists-Dont-Get-Wetsuweten-Crisis-Governance/

The protests: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/blockades-continue-hamilton-bc-1.5474916

The protesters: https://globalnews.ca/news/6399938/bc-pipeline-protesters-speak/

Trudeau's handling of the protests: https://www.hilltimes.com/2020/02/24/very-slippery-ice-wetsuweten-blockades-critical-for-trudeau-governments-credibility-say-former-indian-affairs-minister-pollsters/237024

UNDRIP: https://globalnews.ca/news/6101723/undrip-indigenous-relations-canada/

Unist’ot’en: http://unistoten.camp/

Pop Culture

Friends: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends

Millenials' views on Friends: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/friends-netflix-sexist-racist-transphobic-problematic-millenials-watch-a8154626.html

Friends on HBO Max: https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/the-friends-reunion-is-official-at-hbo-max-its-a-perfect-example-of-how-to-turn-fans-into-customers.html

The One Where Monica Goes On A Hike: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AaW_oRI_mk

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Happy 2020! It's a new year and a decade but the same old Majka and Yaz are back to break down the latest in politics and pop culture for you. This month, Majka teaches a masterclass on the concept of royals in light of #Megxit, while Yaz discusses the road to a potential Brad Pitt/Jennifer Aniston reunion. Oh, and there is definitely a Lorde singalong. You've been warned.

Reading

Nothing Breaks Like A Heart by Katherine Webber

Tiny Love Stories in The New York Times

Watching

The Bold Type on Hulu

Next In Fashion on Netflix

Killer Inside: The Mind Of Aaron Hernandez on Netflix

Sex Education season 2 on Netflix

Longshot

Little Women

Listening

Hamilton Leithauser

Bright Eyes

Foolish Loving Spaces by Blossoms

Marriage Story soundtrack

Little Women soundtrack

Politics

The purpose of the monarchy and the problem of inequality: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jan/06/the-purpose-of-the-monarchy-and-the-problem-of-inequality

Why monarchies are still relevant and useful in the 21st century:https://thediplomat.com/2014/06/why-monarchies-are-still-relevant-and-useful-in-the-21st-century/

Monarchies are more useful than you think:https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/04/opinion/monarchies-more-useful-than-you-think.html

European monarchies still have a purpose:https://www.thenewfederalist.eu/do-european-monarchies-still-have-any-purpose?lang=fr

Royal family costs and benefits: https://fullfact.org/economy/royal-family-what-are-costs-and-benefits/

Pop Culture

Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt relationship timeline: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a30378889/jennifer-aniston-brad-pitt-relationship-timeline/

Looking back on Jennifer Aniston's romance history: https://www.eonline.com/news/1013117/looking-back-on-jennifer-aniston-s-surprising-romance-history#photo-963205

Pittaissance: https://www.vogue.com/article/best-brad-pitt-moments-golden-globes-2020

Jennifer Aniston's Huffington Post op-ed: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/for-the-record_b_57855586e4b03fc3ee4e626f

Why Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt should never get back together: https://www.thedailybeast.com/jen-dont-do-it-why-jennifer-aniston-and-brad-pitt-should-never-get-back-together?ref=scroll

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It's our last episode of 2019 and it is, if we do say so ourselves, a cracker! This month we finally got our long-awaited reunion in New York City and are proud to present the Watching and Listening that occurred there. We're also giving you the story behind that J.K. Rowling tweet as well as a rundown of all the big breakup, engagement and baby news that naturally comes in December. Happy New Year!

Watching

Marriage Story

(And Little Women of which we spared you our fangirling)

Listening

Leif Volleback

Djo

Politics

Jackson Bird NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/21/opinion/jk-rowling-twitter-trans.html

Gender Recognition Act: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a29590439/gender-recognition-act/

https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-45838021

Maya Forstater:

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/dec/18/judge-rules-against-charity-worker-who-lost-job-over-transgender-tweets

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-50858919

J.K. Rowling:

https://globalnews.ca/news/6318018/j-k-rowling-backlash-transgender/

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2019/12/jk-rowling-terf-tweet-harry-potter-fandom

Pop Culture

Guidice family:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_Giudice#Conviction

Engagement announcements:https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/celebrity-engagements-of-2019-celebrities-who-got-engaged-this-year/freida-pinto-and-cory-tran/

The Atlantic on engagements:https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/01/everyone-you-know-really-did-just-get-engaged/282770/

Pregnancy announcements: https://www.wonderwall.com/celebrity/photos/celebs-expecting-babies-2019-pregnant-stars-3017707.gallery

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It’s our November episode already which begs the question: 2019 where are you going? This month, we’re reflecting on the surge of strategic voting and a viral Twitter take down while being very very excited about our upcoming IRL reunion.

Reading

One Day In December by Josie Silver

Watching

The Irishman (now on Netflix)

Parasite

Listening

Blossoms

Johnny Utah

SuperM

New Ways by Leif Vollebeck

Bad Ideas by Tessa Violet

Politics

• Current Polling: https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/united-kingdom/
• Telegraph Voting Guide: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/0/tactical-voting-general-election-2019-guide/
• 25 Key Seats: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/election-tactical-voting-seats-brexit-referendum-constituencies-polls-a9219106.html

Pop Culture:

• Slate article:https://slate.com/culture/2019/11/sarah-dessen-ya-books-authors-brooke-nelson-social-media-attack.html
• Original Aberdeen News article: https://www.aberdeennews.com/news/common-read-hits-years-at-northern/article_058790e6-00ab-11ea-9449-5bac5966e4b6.html
• Lizzo Is Being Sued: https://www.fastcompany.com/90432486/lizzo-is-being-sued-for-being-a-nightmare-postmates-customer
• Taylor Swift vs Big Machine: https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2019/11/15/taylor-swift-vs-big-machine-how-did-we-get-here/4202070002/
• Scooter Braun’s post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/how-taylor-swifts-amas-fight-with-scooter-braun-scott-borchetta-resulted-in-online-chaos-and-death-threats/2019/11/22/68dfdd82-0d3b-11ea-8397-a955cd542d00_story.html
• Taylor Swift’s Tumblr post: https://taylorswift.tumblr.com/post/189068976205/dont-know-what-else-to-do

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Did you have a swell spooky szn? We sure did and are ready to share our favourite bits of it with y’all1 We've also got your regular programming of politics and pop culture so buckle up and get ready to learn about all things Ruth Bader Ginsburg and R-Patz this episode.

Reading The Rest of the Story by Sarah Dessen

Watching Fleabag Live

The Politician

Looking For Alaska

Succession

The Good Place (again)

Paris Texas

Listening 'The 200 Best Songs Of The 2010s', Pitchfork: https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-200-best-songs-of-the-2010s/

Puppets (Succession Remix) by Pusha T

The Politician Soundtrack

Lights Up by Harry Styles

Politics ‘Ruth Bader Ginsburg Wins $1 Million Berggruen Award’, The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/23/arts/ruth-bader-ginsburg-berggruen-prize.html

‘Ruth Bader Ginsburg’, Oyez: https://www.oyez.org/justices/ruth_bader_ginsburg

‘Ruth Bader Ginsburg’, Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ruth-Bader-Ginsburg

‘Tribute: The Legacy Of Ruth Bader Ginsburg And WRP Staff’, ACLU:https://www.aclu.org/other/tribute-legacy-ruth-bader-ginsburg-and-wrp-staff#emerging

‘Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Reading List’, The Library At Washington And Lee University Of Law: https://libguides.wlu.edu/c.php?g=601727&p=4166850

‘Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Landmark Opinions On Women’s Rights’, History: https://www.history.com/news/ruth-bader-ginsburgs-landmark-opinions-womens-rights-supreme-court

‘Whole Woman’s Health v Hellerstedt’, Oyez: https://www.oyez.org/cases/2015/15-274

Pop Culture ‘Robert Pattinson’, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Pattinson

‘Landmark Moments in ‘Twilight’ Fandom’, The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/11/landmark-moments-twilight-fandom/321382/

‘Robsessed’ Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlGMgF5sx20

‘Robert Pattinson Hates Twilight’, Tumblr: https://robertpattinsonhatingtwilight.tumblr.com

‘I Think About This a Lot: The Time Robert Pattinson Blatantly Lied on the Today Show’, The Cut: https://www.thecut.com/2019/08/i-think-about-robert-pattinson-lying-on-the-today-show-a-lot.html

‘Robert Pattinson’s Viral Moments, Ranked’, GQ: https://www.gq.com/story/robert-pattinson-viral-moments-ranked

‘Harry Styles’ New Direction’, Rolling Stone: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/harry-styles-new-direction-119432/

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Happy Struggling Girl Fall! It's a term we've just made up that we think accurately describes the metaphorical mountain we had to climb to put our September 2019 episode together but HERE WE ARE! Please enjoy learning about the history of blackface and the end of aspiration. Please. It'll make our struggle worth it.

Reading The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo

'I was Caroline Calloway', The Cut: https://www.thecut.com/2019/09/the-story-of-caroline-calloway-and-her-ghostwriter-natalie.html

Watching Schitt's Creek

Fleabag

Crashing

Tall Girl

Listening Vampire Weekend

'I Warned Myself' by Charlie Puth

Politics 'Canada's Surprising History of Blackface', The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/09/canadas-surprising-history-of-blackface/598468/

'Blackface: The birth Of An American Stereotype', NMAAHC: https://nmaahc.si.edu/blog-post/blackface-birth-american-stereotype

'Justin Trudeau Isn't The Only One. Here's A List Of Politicians Who Got In Trouble Over Blackface', CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/20/us/politicians-in-blackface-list-trnd/index.html

'How did Canadians react to Trudeau's blackface photos? With a big meh, polls find', National Post: https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/election-2019/how-did-canadians-react-to-trudeaus-blackface-images-with-a-big-meh-polls-suggest

'On Justin Trudeau, Virginia Woolf, and the Orientalist History of Brownface', Literary Hub: https://lithub.com/on-justin-trudeau-virginia-woolf-and-the-orientalist-history-of-brownface/

'The Complicated History Of Canadian Blackface', The Tyee: https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2019/09/20/Complicated-History-Canadian-Blackface/

'Justin Trudeau’s blackface incidents are part of a long history of racism in Canada', Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/09/21/justin-trudeaus-blackface-incidents-are-part-long-history-racism-canada/

'Blackface has a long history in Canada - here's a look',: Global News: https://globalnews.ca/news/5926620/blackface-canada-history/

'On the back of blackness: contemporary Canadian blackface and the consumptive production of post-racialist, white Canadian subjects', Phillip Howard: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13504630.2017.1281113

'Timeline of Canadian Blackface Incidents', McGill: https://www.mcgill.ca/aapr/blackface-canada/timeline

Pop Culture 'Instagram Starts Test To Hide Number of Likes Posts Receive for Users in 7 Countries', TIME: https://time.com/5629705/instagram-removing-likes-test/

'TikTok time: why teens love the goofy social networking app with a billion downloads', Style: https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3018661/tiktok-time-why-teens-love-goofy-social-networking-app

'Who Would I Be Without Instagram. An Investigation', The Cut: https://www.thecut.com/2019/09/who-would-tavi-gevinson-be-without-instagram.html

'Jonathan Van Ness of ‘Queer Eye’ Comes Out', The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/21/style/jonathan-van-ness-hiv-memoir.html

'The Rolling Stone Interview: Taylor Swift', Rolling Stone: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/taylor-swift-rolling-stone-interview-880794/?fbclid=IwAR0GRydFg95UVZoOFoh90OQVBwdBtQwMHsuKWsl1gp5J7MIRXjFtrZMmBy4

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Did you have an awesome August? Did you drink awesome shooters and listen to awesome music and then just sit around and soak up each other's awesomeness? Or did you end the month wanting to know more about the protests in Hong Kong and Disney's growing influence in the entertainment world? Then you've come to the right place!

Reading  Red, White And Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Dreaming The Beatles by Rob Sheffield

Watching Good Boys  Blinded by the Light 

Euphoria on HBO/Sky Atlantic

Listening  Lover by Taylor Swift 

Golden Hour by Kasey Musgraves 

Politics  ‘Hong Kong Protest Timeline’, CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/16/asia/hong-kong-protests-evolution-intl-hnk-trnd/index.html

‘Hong Kong leader starts dialogue on protests, but won't budge on demands’, CBC: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hong-kong-protests-carrie-lam-serious-violent-escalation-1.5260883

Pop Culture  ‘Acquisition Of 21st Century Fox By Disney’, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acquisition_of_21st_Century_Fox_by_Disney#Reactions_and_antitrust_concerns

‘Chart: Everything That Disney Owns’, Cartoon Brew: https://www.cartoonbrew.com/disney/chart-every-company-that-disney-owns-172130.html

‘Disney vs. The Public Domain: How Mickey Mouse Continues to Protect His Copyright’, Lucentem: https://lucentem.com/2018/12/05/disney-vs-the-public-domain-how-mickey-mouse-continues-to-protect-his-copyright/

‘Spider-Man’, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man

‘For Disney, it's all about 'quality over quantity' with Disney+’, Engadget: https://www.engadget.com/2019/08/25/disney-plus-netflix-uk-gdpr-interview-d23-expo/

‘Sony, Marvel to Split on Future 'Spider-Man' Releases’, The Hollywood Reporter: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/sony-marvel-split-future-spider-man-releases-1233383

‘Here's Everything Hilary Duff Has Said About The "Lizzie McGuire" Reboot’, Buzzfeed: https://www.buzzfeed.com/shylawatson/hilary-duff-lizzie-mcguire-reboot-instagram

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Happy Hot Girl Summer! This month, we're bringing you politics and pop-culture updates inspired by our summer activities i.e. Majka went to a wedding so is keen to educate y'all on the politics of marriage, while Yaz watched a whole heap of TV and needs to dissect the off-screen relationship between Riverdale co-stars immediately.

Watching The Farewell

Hamilton The Musical

Swiped on Netflix

Yesterday

Love Island

Stranger Things on Netflix

‘Lena Dunham on Love Island: “I’m asking the same question they do - can you love after hurt?”’, The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/jul/27/lena-dunham-love-island-can-you-love-after-hurt

‘Can A Beatles Fan Believe In ‘Yesterday?’’, Rolling Stone: https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-features/can-a-beatles-fan-believe-in-yesterday-rob-sheffield-853956/

Listening The Big Day by Chance The Rapper

Roddy by Djo

Archer by Taylor Swift

Vancouver Folk Music Festival

Politics Public Vows by Nancy F Cott

Bound In Wedlock by Tera W Hunter

'Why Do We Need The State's Permission To Get Married Anyway/', Wall Street Journal: https://blogs.wsj.com/law/2010/01/14/why-do-we-need-to-ask-the-state-for-permission-to-get-married-anyway/

'How Long Has The Institution Of Marriage Existed For?', The Spruce: https://www.thespruce.com/history-of-marriage-2300616

'Marriage And The Politics Of America', HuffPost: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/marriage-and-the-politics_b_2166695?

'New Danish Divorce Rule Criticized For Dragging Out Separations', The Local: https://www.thelocal.dk/20190722/new-danish-divorce-rule-criticized-for-dragging-out-separations

'Denmark's New Divorce Laws Make It Harder For Couples To Split', Global News: https://globalnews.ca/news/5666620/denmark-new-divorce-laws/

Pop Culture 'Rebel Wilson Defamation Payout Is A Game-Changer For Gossip Magazines', The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/sep/13/rebel-wilson-defamation-payout-is-a-game-changer-for-gossip-magazines

'As the Love Islanders pack their bags for the season finale, a top psychologist reveals how dangerous sudden fame can be...', Glamour UK: https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/love-island-mental-health-concerns

Lili Reinhart's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B0WOffWgXJk/

Lili Reinhart's Twitter: https://twitter.com/lilireinhart/status/1154538736551714816

Cole Sprouse's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B0WOfcZJp0B/

Nikki Reed's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/BQOJj2Jhqxh/

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Jumping Joe Bidens (or Jonas Brothers, whatever floats your boat) - HOW are we already halfway through 2019? It’s been a helluva year so far and Month Six has been no exception. In this episode, Majka explains an under-reported situation in the Middle East while Yaz dissects the cultural importance of Keanu Reeves through the lens of Internet Boyfriends.

Reading Daisy Jones And The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss

I’m Afraid of Men by Vivek Fraya

Watching Big Little Lies on HBO and Sky Atlantic

Fleabag on BBC and Amazon Prime

Booksmart

Listening ‘Song Review: ‘Your Girlfriend’ by Blossoms’, Yazmine Lomax: http://yazminelomax.com/2019/06/21/song-review-your-girlfriend-by-blossoms/

Throughline by NPR: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510333/throughline

Armchair Expert by Dax Shepard: https://armchairexpertpod.com/

Politics 'Iran's Revolutions: Crash Course World History 226', Crash Course: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w4Ku6l7OEI&t=4s

'How The Iranian Nuclear Deal Works, Explained In 3 Minutes', Vox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqvghou5m3U

'What Is Happening In Iran?', BBC:https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/42555015

'The U.S. And Iran Are Marching Toward War', Foreign Affairs: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/iran/2019-06-28/us-and-iran-are-marching-toward-war

'The Shah’s Actions', The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1980/03/23/the-shah-as-tyrant-a-look-at-the-record/218c6a8e-dcb7-4168-ac9c-8f23609f888f/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.b6fa5af231a2

'Poll: Most Americans Support The 2015 Iranian Nuclear Deal', Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2017/10/12/poll-most-americans-support-the-2015-iran-nuclear-deal-infographic/

'Hezbollah', Simon Fraser University: https://www-jstor-org.proxy.lib.sfu.ca/stable/26296878?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents

'What Are The Rules Of War And Why Do They Matter?', ICRC:https://www.icrc.org/en/document/what-are-rules-of-war-Geneva-Conventions

'The Geneva Conventions Of 1949 And Their Additional Protocols', ICRC: https://www.icrc.org/en/document/geneva-conventions-1949-additional-protocols

'Just War Theory', Internet Encyclopaedia Of Philosophy: https://www.iep.utm.edu/justwar/

Pop Culture ‘Internet Boyfriends vs. Internet Husbands’, Cosmopolitan, https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/a25346889/internet-boyfriend-husband-definition/

‘How To Build An Internet Boyfriend’, Cosmopolitan, https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a23101778/noah-centineo-peter-kavinsky-pop-culture-phoneomenon/

Offset March Madness Internet Boyfriend, Twitter, https://twitter.com/weareoffset_uk/status/978964156593385472?lang=en

‘Conspiracy Keanu’, Know Your Meme, https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/conspiracy-keanu

‘Keanu Reeves’, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keanu_Reeves

‘How Keanu Reeves Became The Internet’s Boyfriend’, CNN, https://edition.cnn.com/videos/entertainment/2019/06/17/keanu-reeves-internet-boyfriend-kc-orig.cnn

‘Why Keanu Reeves Has Always Been The Internet’s Soul Mate’, TIME, https://time.com/5603032/keanu-reeves-best-moments/

‘Keanu Reeves Plays With Puppies While Answering Fan Questions’, Buzzfeed Celeb, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOqUiXhECos

‘Make Keanu Reeves 2019 Times Person Of The Year’, Change.org, https://www.change.org/p/time-magazine-make-keanu-reeves-2019-times-person-of-the-year

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Justin Timberlake once (pretty much) said, “It’s gonna be May” so we think it’s only right to honour this very significant month with a fan-freaking-tastic episode of Different Things Can Be Sad. This time, Majka and Yaz are joined by Audrey The Dog to break down the politics of Pride Month and dissect the popularity of Old Town Road.

Reading

• ‘Faith, Friendship And Tragedy At Santa Fe High’, Texas Monthly: https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/remembering-sabika-sheikh-pakistani-student-killed-santa-fe-school-shooting/
• ‘A Dangerous Delay’, Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/.../university-of-maryland-mold-adenovirus/
• The Hundred Year Old House by Rebecca Makkai

Watching

• Alexa Chung YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6ZYnKtMbF0k2FewIgU5c3g
• Sex Education (Netflix)

Listening

• I Am Easy To Find by The National
• A Fine Mess by Interpol
• The Adults Are Talking by The Strokes
• Beach House
• blackbear

Alabama

• 'Groups Sue Over Alabama Abortion Ban, Judge Blocks Mississippi Ban', Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-abortion-alabama/groups-sue-over-alabama-abortion-law-judge-blocks-mississippi-ban-idUSKCN1SU1OE
• 'Here Are The Details Of The Abortion Legislation In Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana And Elsewhere', TIME: http://time.com/5591166/state-abortion-laws-explained/

Politics

• 'The Origins Of Pride Month: What You Should Know About Its History', Bustle: https://www.bustle.com/articles/166925-the-origins-of-pride-month-what-you-should-know-about-its-history
• 'The History Of LGBT Pride, From 1970 To Now', Human Rights Campaign: https://www.hrc.org/blog/the-history-of-lgbt-pride-from-1970-to-now
• 'Overlooked: Marsha P Johnson', The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/obituaries/overlooked-marsha-p-johnson.html
• 'Bruce McArthur, Toronto's Accused Landscape Killer, Was Hiding In Plain Sight All Along', Vanity Fair: https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/07/toronto-serial-killer-bruce-mcarthur-accused-landscaper
• 'Opinion:Pink Washing', The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/23/opinion/pinkwashing-and-israels-use-of-gays-as-a-messaging-tool.html

Pop Culture

• ‘Lil Nas X: Inside The Rise Of A Hip-Hop Cowboy’, Rolling Stone: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/lil-nas-x-old-town-road-interview-new-album-836393/
• ‘Old Town Road’, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Town_Road
• ‘Lil Nas X’s ‘Old Town Road’ Was Destined To Disrupt’, Vulture: https://www.vulture.com/2019/04/lil-nas-x-old-town-road-controversy-explained.html
• ‘Welcome To The Yeehaw Agenda’, GQ: https://www.gq.com/story/old-town-road-yeehaw-agenda
• 'Country At The Crossroads', Switched On Pop: https://www.switchedonpop.com/no-country-for-old-town-road/
• The American Meme on Netflix
• @theyeehawagenda on Instagram

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This month we gon' party like it's our birthday because it really is our birthday! That's right, April 2019 marks one whole year of DTCBS screams while flapping hands To celebrate, we're doing a lil giveaway over on the 'gram (https://www.instagram.com/dtcbspodcast/) and chatting about women's health care and Taylor Swift 7!

Reading

• The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
• Educated by Tara Westover

Watching

• Avengers Endgame
• What The Constitution Means To Me
• Someone Great on Netflix

Listening

• Cuz I Love You by Lizzo
• When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? By Billie Eilish
• Catfish and the Bottlemen
• I’ve Seen The Future by Blossoms
• April Playlist: http://yazminelomax.com/2019/04/28/april-playlist/

Politics

• ‘The Healthcare Gender Bias: Do Men Get Better Medical Treatment?’, The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/nov/20/healthcare-gender-bias-women-pain
• “Everybody Was Telling Me There Was Nothing Wrong”, BBC: http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180523-how-gender-bias-affects-your-healthcare
• ‘When Doctor’s Downplay Women’s Health Concerns’, New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/03/well/live/when-doctors-downplay-womens-health-concerns.html
• ‘Gender Bias In Health Care Is Hurting Women’, The Globe And Mail: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-gender-bias-in-health-care-is-hurting-women/
• ‘The Heart Attack Gender Gap’, Harvard Health: https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/the-heart-attack-gender-gap
• ‘Disparities In Access To Health Care For Women’, Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2017/11/22/disparities-in-access-to-health-women/#4d816c9f4783
• ‘Why America’s Black Mothers And Babies Are In A Life-Or-Death Crisis’, New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/11/magazine/black-mothers-babies-death-maternal-mortality.html?fbclid=IwAR1Rwh2AcwK80RMf_Yf0N1_MMXcREnFg8WqWaZlkF7QrmZUcqHMKQuIJQ30
• Caroline O’Donoghue Twitter: https://twitter.com/Czaroline?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Books about the topic:

• Doing Harm by Maya Dusenbery
• Invisible Women by Caroline Cariado Perez
• Ask me about my uterus by Abby Norman
• Invisible by Michele Lent Hirsch
• Promising Young Women by Caroline Donoghue
• The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
• New York Times review of some of these books: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/13/books/review-doing-harm-maya-dusenbery-ask-me-about-my-uterus-abby-norman-invisible-michele-lent-hirsch.html?searchResultPosition=1

Pop Culture

• ‘Taylor Swift Has Been Hinting At Her Next Music Drop With A Series Of Complicated Clues’, BuzzFeed: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/maryanngeorgantopoulos/taylor-swift-ts7-countdown-13
• ‘Here Are All The Clues Taylor Swift Has Dropped About Her Upcoming Album’, BuzzFeed: https://www.buzzfeed.com/eleanorbate/taylor-swift-ts7-album-clues
• ‘All The Easter Eggs You May Have Missed In Taylor Swift's "Me" Music Video’, BuzzFeed:https://www.buzzfeed.com/eleanorbate/taylor-swift-me-video-hidden-detail
• ‘On Taylor Swift’s new single, she’s all about ‘Me!’, Boston Globe: https://www2.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2019/04/27/taylor-swift-new-single-she-all-about/vOdzKVOiDdTvvPq5exz2DJ/story.html
• ‘Taylor Swift Causes A PANIC!’, Switched On Pop: https://www.switchedonpop.com/the-sorcery-of-swift-and-panic/

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March 2019 was a busy one: we read lots of books, watched lots of movies and TV shows, listened to lots of sweet jams, and learnt lots about Wangari Maathai and the closure of Victoria’s Centre For Youth Literature. Come join us on another educational journey - it’s like The Magic School Bus but for your ears!

Reading

• Normal People by Sally Rooney
• ‘A Normal Person Conversation with Sally Rooney’, The Cut On Tuesdays: https://itunes.apple.com/ie/podcast/a-normal-person-conversation-with-sally-rooney/id1437189814?i=1000433471487&mt=2
• Gallagher Girls by Ally Carter/Sea Horses: The Talisman by Louise Cooper/Any book you loved as a teen

Watching

• Queer Eye on Netflix
• ‘Queer Eye Season 3 Might Not Seem That Different But It’s Actually A Quiet Revolution’, Junkee: https://junkee.com/queer-eye-season-3/198200
• Three Identical Strangers
• ‘The Story of the Dionne Quintuplets Is a Cautionary Tale for the Age of ‘Kidfluencers’’, TIME: http://time.com/5555131/dionne-quintuplets-kidfluencers/?xid=tcoshare
• Instant Family
• Made In Mexico on Netflix
• Us

Listening

• Ulfilas’ Alphabet by Sundara Karma
• Sucker by the Jonas Brothers
• FM by Vince Staples

Politics

• ‘Wangari Maathai’, The Green Belt Movement: https://www.greenbeltmovement.org/wangari-maathai/biography
• ‘Wangari Maathai’, The Nobel Prize: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2004/maathai/biographical/

Pop Culture

• ‘Writing’s On The Wall As State Library ‘Retires’ Youth Literature Centre’, The Sydney Morning Herald: https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/writing-s-on-wall-as-state-library-retires-youth-literature-centre-20190308-p512p6.html
• ‘Why Victoria Needs A Real Centre For Youth Literature’, Publishing ArtsHub: https://publishing.artshub.com.au/news-article/opinions-and-analysis/writing-and-publishing/mike-shuttleworth/why-victoria-needs-a-real-centre-for-youth-literature-257478
• ‘’Alarm Bells’: Students Rally After Centre For Youth Literature’s Closure’, The Sydney Morning Herald: https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/alarm-bells-students-rally-after-centre-for-youth-literature-s-closure-20190326-p517ot.html
• Danielle Binks Twitter: @danielle_binks
• Michael Pryor Twitter: @michaeljpryor
• Lili Wilkinson Twitter: @twitofalili
• Zhana Maticevski-Shumack Instagram: @ghostcryptid

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Freaky Friday is a 2003 American fantasy comedy film directed by - wait. Sorry. Wrong media production. While we are neither Jamie Lee Curtis nor Lindsay Lohan, this month we are presenting to you a body swap story of sorts; Yaz takes over politics, Majka takes over pop culture and you (yes, YOU!) get to learn how Gina Martin changed the law on upskirting, and why the Vlogbrothers are YouTube royalty.

Reading

• My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
• Becoming by Michelle Obama
• The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer
• The Nowhere Girls by Amy Reed

Watching

• Dumplin’ (Netflix)
• Siempre Bruja (Netflix)

Listening

• Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves
• Harmony Hall / 2021 by Vampire Weekend

Politics

• ‘Meet Gina Martin, The 25-Year-Old Who Wants to Make Upskirting a Sexual Offence in England and Wales’, RightsInfo https://rightsinfo.org/gina-martin-upskirting/
• ‘Why I’m Changing The Law On Upskirting’, Refinery29 UK https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/2017/10/176791/upskirting-campaign-law-change-gina-martin
• ‘One in ten men don’t think upskirting is sexual harassment – we investigate why’, GQ https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/what-is-upskirting (A link to this very informative article was found in this fantastic interview with Gina by Julia Bullas: https://juliabullas.wordpress.com/2019/02/05/gina-martin-we-all-have-a-role-to-play-in-calling-out-upskirting-as-a-crime/)
• ‘Celebrities Call Out The Paparazzi For Upskirting At The Brit Awards’, Refinery29 https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/02/191650/brit-awards-upskirt-photos-upskirting
• ‘#15: Guest Episode: Gina Martin on upskirting, the environment and body shame’, The Figure podcast (Gina talks about white feminism from about 22:00): https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/15-guest-episode-gina-martin-on-upskirting-environment/id1387631921?i=1000418704530&mt=2
• ‘Upskirting to become a criminal offence punishable by two years in jail’, The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/law/2018/jun/15/upskirting-to-become-a-criminal-offence-punishable-by-two-years-in-jail
• ‘Enniskillen schoolboy guilty in upskirting case’, BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-47388359
• ‘Upskirt’, Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upskirt#cite_note-blogs.findlaw.com-30
• Link to pre-order Gina Martin’s book: https://pages.littlebrown.co.uk/bethechange/

Pop Culture

• ‘The Official NerdFighter Lexicon’, Nerdfighteria: https://nerdfighteria.com/lexicon/#T
• ‘Vlogbrothers’, Know Your Meme: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/vlogbrothers
• ‘The History Of The Vlogbrothers’, FootofaFerret Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXiMB-SMVuE
• ‘YouTube History Lesson: Vlogbrothers Through The Ages’, Vlogbrothers YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIRpgkLK7r0
• John and Henry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhkbZ0J-o88

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And so this is 2019! We’re back and chatting about elections coming up around the world this year, as well as analysing our obsession with Caroline Calloway and Fyre Festival

Reading

• Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett
• Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
• Talent by Juliet Lapidos

Watching

• The Favourite
• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on Netflix
• Tidying Up with Marie Kondo on Netflix
• La Casa de las Flores on Netflix

Listening

• Heard It In A Past Life by Maggie Rogers
• This American Life 665: Before Things Went to Hell https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/665-before-things-went-to-hell/id201671138?i=1000427589541&mt=2
• Broken Harts by Glamour https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/broken-harts/id1434603257?mt=2

Politics

• CBC’s list of elections: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/world-elections-2019-1.4968234
• Israel’s big questions: https://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Politics-The-big-questions-as-the-2019-election-campaigns-begin-575643
• Opposition in Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-2019-election-a-battle-of-two-benjamins/
• More political parties in Israel: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2019/01/04/with-israeli-elections-coming-up-heres-what-you-should-know-about-the-party-system/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.2adc9eacba44
• Kelly O’Dwyer’s resignation: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jan/19/kelly-odwyer-announces-shock-resignation-ahead-of-election
• Trudeau’s approval rating: https://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-ivison-trudeau-only-half-as-popular-as-he-used-to-be
• Split polling in Canada: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/grenier-year-end-polls-1.4953867

Pop Culture

• Kayleigh Donaldson’s Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/Ceilidhann/status/1075852265674719232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1075852265674719232&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.refinery29.com%2Fen-us%2F2019%2F01%2F221909%2Fcaroline-calloway-instagram-influencer-disaster-tour-explained
• Everything You Need To Know About Influencer Caroline Calloway & Her Disastrous $165 Mason Jar Meet-Up: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/01/221909/caroline-calloway-instagram-influencer-disaster-tour-explained
• Caroline Calloway’s creativity workshop review: https://www.wmagazine.com/story/caroline-calloway-creativity-workshop
• Kait Hurley’s advice: https://www.wellandgood.com/good-advice/avoid-instagram-scams/

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Happy New Year! In this surprise episode of Different Things Can Be Sad, Majka and Yaz look back on the year that was 2018 - from the best of Reading, Watching and Listening to the political and pop culture moments that shaped the tumultuous 12 months

Show Notes

• Yaz’s 2018 playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/yazminel/playlist/6arRibHkKosfDsI3RoYoOU?si=LxlhK45RRoCeMJ2db1P9eg
• North and South Korea: https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/18/asia/north-korea-south-korea-summit-intl/index.html
• C.I.A. Concludes That Saudi Crown Prince Ordered Khashoggi Killed: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/16/us/politics/cia-saudi-crown-prince-khashoggi.html
• Trump stating he won’t punish Saudi Arabia for Killing Khashoggi (what Majka meant when she said he doesn’t care): https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/20/politics/trump-saudi-arabia/index.html
• Information about Yemen:
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwwP3SiBIC8
  • https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-29319423
• Donation links for Yemen
  • https://www.icrc.org/en/support-us/operation/yemen-crisis
  • https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/what-we-do/countries/yemen
• Black Panther costume design: https://www.vulture.com/2018/02/black-panther-costume-designer-ruth-e-carter-on-8-looks.htmlhttps://www.vulture.com/2018/02/black-panther-costume-designer-ruth-e-carter-on-8-looks.html
• Language used in Black Panther: https://www.inverse.com/article/41684-black-panther-african-language-wakanda-xhosa
• Crazy Rich Asians Time article: http://time.com/longform/crazy-rich-asians/

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From climate change to Christmas movies, Majka and Yaz are covering it all in the December episode of Different Things Can Be Sad

Reading

• Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
• Hayley Glatter’s What’s The Scoop? newsletter: https://tinyletter.com/hayleyglatter
• Shameless podcast Shameless Recommendations newsletter: https://tinyletter.com/ShamelessPodcast

Watching

• Gilmore Girls on Netflix
• Dumplin on Netflix
• The Bold Type on Amazon Prime

Listening

• Oxnard by Anderson Paak
• Tessa Violet
• Cool Like You by Blossoms
• Blossoms concert review: http://yazminelomax.com/2018/11/30/im-still-seeing-honey-sweet-blossoms-olympia-theatre-thursday-november-29th-review/

Politics

• COP24’s official website: https://cop24.gov.pl/
• The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/dec/14/cutting-emissions-proves-a-sticking-point-at-poland-climate-conference
• The NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/15/climate/cop24-katowice-climate-summit.html

Pop Culture

• Sinead Stubbins’ The Guardian article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/oct/24/i-dont-want-to-achieve-anything-on-the-weekend-i-just-want-to-watch-tv?CMP=share_btn_tw
• Chris Lavish The Cut interview: https://www.thecut.com/2018/10/the-influencer-who-loves-matcha-cbd-lattes-and-tattoos.html

All The Meghan Markle References in A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding: https://www.glamour.com/story/all-the-meghan-markle-references-in-a-christmas-prince-the-royal-wedding

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What have you been up to this November? Majka and Yaz have been busy little bumble bees working on papers and visiting cool cities but have squeezed in some time to talk about the new political force that is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the bizarre world of Goop gift guides.

Reading

• Eat Drink: https://www.eatdrinkmorningtonpeninsula.com.au
• Thanks, Penneys by Valerie Loftus (illustrations by Ciara Kenny)
• Lethal White by Robert Galbraith
• Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

Watching

• New Girl on Fox
• Making A Murderer on Netflix
• The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina on Netflix
• The Frontrunner

Listen

• Study music:
  • TOPS
  • Homeshake
  • Leif Vollebekk
• Interpol

Politics

• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Learned Her Most Important Lessons From Restaurants: https://www.bonappetit.com/story/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-lessons-from-restaurants
• How she has been surprising traditional democrats: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/11/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-confounds-house-democrats/576307/?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=the-atlantic-fb-test-619-3-&utm_content=edit-promo&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR2i96PDP_-mM9zIgk5lJoebD39Pu1_Sy7Cf6CKRwakEwcGC8w4aiG42U4w
• Clothing controversy: https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/11/alexandria-ocasio-cortezs-clothes-a-tedious-backlash/576064/
• Platform: https://ocasio2018.com/issues

Pop Culture

• Goop Holiday Gift Guide: https://goop.com/holiday-gift-guide/

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Majka and Yaz are here to brighten up the grim current climate with talk of women’s suffrage and babies!

Reading

• I’ll Be Gone In The Dark by Michelle McNamara
• An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
  • (The Fog in San Fran is called Karl : https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2016/05/20/pic-of-the-week-san-franciscos-fog-has-a-name-its-karl/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.4e2ad328f989)

Watching

• Practical Magic
• October Kiss
• Scooby Doo
• The Princess Diaries
• American Vandal (Netflix Original)

Listening

• My Favorite Murder
• Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino by Arctic Monkeys
• Sodajerker
• Ctrl Alt Delete
• How To Be Sound
• When I Grow Up
• Serial Season 3

Newsletter goodness: http://hayleyglatter.strikingly.com

Politics

• Note: We’re a little late in our release and by the time this episode aired, Michael D. Higgins was re-elected as President of Ireland! Yay!

• Women’s Suffrage Timeline: http://womensuffrage.org/?page_id=69

• American Suffrage movement’s white washing and racism: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/28/opinion/sunday/suffrage-movement-racism-black-women.html
• Complicated history of suffrage: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/27/opinion/how-to-celebrate-a-complicated-win-for-women.html
• Eugenics in Canada: http://womensuffrage.org/?p=22106
• Asian American Discrimination case against Harvard : https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/anti-asian-bias-not-affirmative-action-is-on-trial-in-the-harvard-case
• Michael D. Higgins’ dogs (who are actually Bernese Mountain Dogs, not St. Bernards): https://www.rsvplive.ie/news/celebs/10-gorgeous-pictures-michael-d-13471817
• Michael D. Higgins on a BMX: https://www.dailyedge.ie/michael-d-higgins-bmx-photo-3245611-Feb2017/
• What Am Politics episode: https://whatampolitics.com/episodes/ireland-president

Pop Culture

• All the babies born in 2018: https://people.com/parents/celebrity-babies-born-2018/

Social Pipes

Email us: differentthingscanbesad@gmail.com

Twitter: @DTCBSpodcast

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Yazmine: @yazminelomax

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If you like fierce ladies, you’re going to love this month’s episode of Different Things Can Be Sad. Majka and Yaz cover everything from Ann Patchett and To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before (yup, again), to Australian politics and that fashion week fall out.

Reading

Truth and Beauty by Ann Patchett

Sharp: The Women Who Made An Art Of Having An Opinion by Michelle Dean

Watching

Don’t Trust the B---- in Apartment 23

To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before

(Funny Thomas the Tank Engine New Yorker article: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/rabbit-holes/the-repressive-authoritarian-soul-of-thomas-the-tank-engine-and-friends)

Sierra Burgess is a Loser

Crazy Rich Asians

Listening

Maggie Rogers

Office Hours with College Fashionista (link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/office-hours-collegefashionista/id1080477908?mt=2at=10l6a2)

Skimm’d from The Couch https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/skimmd-from-the-couch/id1345547675?mt=2)

Politics*

• Majka would like to clarify that when she said indigneous people were "wipped out", she meant from positions or power and as the owners of their land.

• Development on Australia Day date: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-25/scott-morrison-suggests-new-indigenous-celebration-day/10301916

• Stolen Generations: https://www.australianstogether.org.au/discover/australian-history/stolen-generations
• Four Reasons Why The Coups Keep Happening: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-45295667
• Refugee Council Of Australia https://www.refugeecouncil.org.au
• Here Are Some Things You Can Do To Support Indigenous People On Jan 26 http://junkee.com/support-indigenous-people-australia-day/143811
• As Editing Majka mentioned, the US has made efforts to apologise to the native population. Here’s a neat article that talks about this https://newsmaven.io/indiancountrytoday/archive/7-apologies-made-to-american-indians-CzHzxFZyVk6QdDF-Naiyyw/
• Getting involved in politics https://www.aph.gov.au/Getting_Involved
• Protest against detention of asylum-seekers: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/thousands-march-across-australia-to-protest-refugee-detention

Pop Culture

• Marc Jacobs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=xiF_NSCV0nw
• Calvin Klein - https://www.vogue.co.uk/shows/spring-summer-2019-ready-to-wear/calvin-klein-collection
• Rodarte - https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2019-ready-to-wear/rodarte
• Savage x Fenty - https://blingingbeauty.com/new-york-fashion-week-ss-2019-savage-x-fenty-beauty-breakdown/
• Street Style Looks https://www.manrepeller.com/2018/09/best-street-style-new-york-fashion-week-2018.html

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Let's talk about sex, baby! Well... sex education. This month, Majka and Yaz discuss the politics of sex-ed around the globe as well as the party of the year - King Kylie's 21st bash. 

Reading

Run by Ann Patchett

In Her Day by Rita Mae Brown

Meet Me In The Bathroom by Lizzy Goodman

To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han

Watching

To All the Boys I Loved Before (Netflix)

Queer Eye (Netflix) (Majka just watched the episode 'To Gay or Not To Gay' and cried so go watch that)

X Company (At least on Canadian Netflix)

Good Bye, Lenin!

Listening 

Voicenotes by Charlie Puth 

NYTimes Article

Marauder by Interpol 

Politics 

Swedish call for a new word for 'vagina' goes viral: https://www.thelocal.se/20170128/swedish-call-for-a-female-word-for-willy-goes-viral 

NGO sex ed around the world: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2016/may/20/six-best-sex-education-programmes-around-the-world

Canada:

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2018/07/12/scrapping-the-new-sex-ed-curriculum-a-giant-leap-backwards-experts-say.html

USA:

https://www.cdc.gov/teenpregnancy/about/index.htm

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5426905/

https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/for-educators/whats-state-sex-education-us

Australia:

https://www.afao.org.au/article/sexuality-education-australian-secondary-schools-averting-sexual-health-crisis-among-young-people/

Ireland:

http://www.thejournal.ie/lgbtq-groups-demand-taoiseach-progress-sex-ed-bill-to-next-stage-before-pride-4094764-Jun2018/

http://www.thejournal.ie/fianna-fail-sex-education-bill-3965868-Apr2018/

http://www.thejournal.ie/teenage-pregnancies-ireland-stis-3419273-May2017/

Sex-ed on YouTube

Sexplanations: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkxMlA7rt-mnIc1AjbyAsPw

Hannah Witton: https://www.youtube.com/user/hannahgirasol/about

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This month Majka and Yaz infiltrate your eardrums with thier chat about the upcoming referendum in Ireland and all the #lewks from the Met Galla.

*Re-Uploaded due to technical difficulties :)

Reading

They both die at the end by Adam Silvera

An abundance of Katherines by John Green

Looknig for Alaska by John Green

Watching

The Crown

The Good Place

Avengers Infinity War

Friday Night Lights

Listening

Lost Friends by The Middle Kids

*Correction: They're definitely not sisters (or all girls) but they're still great

Harry Potter and the Sacred Texts

Tranquility Base Hotel and Casion by The Artictic Monkeys

Anna Farris is unqualified

http://www.unqualified.com/2016/07/06/episode-38-aubrey-plaza-retta-part-two/

Politics

How to Vote if you're Irish

The Irish Times' wonderful website

Accessing Abortion in the UK statistics

A bit of history part 1

A bit of history part 2

The new proposed legislation

Pop Culture

The Lewks

The Oracle of Bacon

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Yaz and Majka had an oh-so-busy July listening to audiobooks, watching a helluva lot of movies and reality TV shows, bopping to The Killers, and educating themselves - and YOU! - on the White Helmets and the World Cup.

Reading

My Brilliant Friend (#1 The Neapolitan Novels) by Elena Ferrante

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue (Montague Siblings #1) by Mackenzi Lee

Leah on the Offbeat (Creekwood #2) by Becky Albertalli

Watching

Big Little Lies

The Departed

Mama Mia: Here We Go Again

Love Island UK

Irish Surgery Reveals Increase in Bookings Since The Beginning Of Love Island: https://stellar.ie/trending/irish-surgery-reveals-increase-in-bookings-since-the-beginning-of-love-island/59122

Love Island Viewers Saw A Different Side To Alex Last Night, And They Didn’t Like It: https://stellar.ie/trending/love-island-viewers-saw-a-different-side-to-alex-last-night-and-they-didnt-like-it/58724

Piers Morgan Tried To Humiliate Love Island’s Hayley Live On Air… And It Did Not Work: https://stellar.ie/trending/piers-morgan-tried-to-humiliate-love-islands-hayley-live-on-air-and-it-did-not-work/58453

How Love Island 2018 Is Opening Up The Conversation On Emotional Abuse: https://stellar.ie/real-talk/how-love-island-2018-is-opening-up-the-conversation-on-emotional-abuse/58560

Does Love Island Have A Body Diversity Issue?: https://stellar.ie/real-talk/does-love-island-have-a-body-diversity-issue/57850

Listening

The Killers (GO SEE THEM LIVE OR REGRET IT 5EVA)

Politics

White Helmets Coming to Canada: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/white-helmets-syria-rescue-mission-jordan-canada-freeland-trudeau-1.4757353

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-monday-edition-1.4757768/white-helmets-headed-to-canada-would-stay-in-syria-if-they-could-says-volunteer-1.4758394

Who are the White Helemts?: https://www.theatlantic.com/news/archive/2016/09/syria-white-helmets/502073/

Russian mis-information about the White Helmets: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/18/syria-white-helmets-conspiracy-theories

Rescue by Israel: https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-white-helmets-syrias-noble-rescuers-have-to-be-rescued-by-israel

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This week on the Pod Yazmine and Majka chat about their (long) list of favourites for the month as well as a look into Justin Trudeau and a new celebrity couple.

Reading

The Light Between Oceans M.L. Stedman

Go Tell it to the Mountain by James Baldwin

I was born for this by Alice Oseman

Alice Oseman Series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSAxvuL_WqE&list=PLRHhZ2y6V9yjHVGODUVai89QmMJhGc-0V

Watching

500 Days of Summer --> https://femfilm15.wordpress.com/2015/02/18/500-days-of-sexism/

Set it up

Yazmine’s Stellar Article: http://stellar.ie/trending/an-ode-to-the-rom-com-why-well-never-stop-loving-a-good-old-fashioned-love-story/58299

Angels in America Part 1

Cursed Child Part 1 & 2

Politics

Fidel Castro Conspiracy Theory https://nyulocal.com/new-world-university-justin-trudeau-is-fidel-castros-son-bccf01403a86

Marijuana has Now been legalized!

Trudeau Meter: https://trudeaumetre.polimeter.org/

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In our very first full-length episode we chat about women in politics in a post-Trump and #metoo world, and the phenomenon that was Beychella 2018

Links

2018 Election https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/2018-midterm-elections-women-candidates-trump https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/4/6/17205790/women-running-congress-house-2018-record

2017 Election https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/11/8/16622884/women-minorities-lgbtq-candidates-made-history https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/11/8/16623532/ashley-bennett-john-carman-new-jersey-2017-election

Corrections! Majka messed up: The war on drugs dates back to the Nixon, not the Regan administration.

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In this mini introductory episode, we chat about who we are, how Different Things Can Be Sad came to be, and what you can expect from regular programming

Links

"The Problem With Not Caring About Pop Culture" by Philip Ellis https://www.manrepeller.com/2018/04/the-problem-with-not-caring-about-pop-culture.html

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