Two Much Two Loud with Karen and Sirianna: Recent Episodes
Karen Bauer and Sirianna Arathi
On this bi-weekly podcast, long-time friends Karen (28) and Sirianna (29) discuss race, saviorism, queerness, mental health, adoption, and other topics (some silly!).
This podcast is a way for Karen (a black woman) and Sirianna (a queer Tamil woman) to honor their practice and process of reclaiming the racialized labels they were given growing up, of being “too much” and “too loud".
In this episode, Karen and Sirianna discuss the rise of true crime as a genre, as well as their own relationship to true crime and the problems associated with society’s obsession with true crime.
Content Warning: Sexual assault and other forms of violence are discussed in this episode. Please listen with caution.
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Racism and homophobia enabled Jeffrey Dahmer’s crimes Why Are Some Women Sexually Attracted to Serial Killers? Women Who Love Serial Killers Share This Common Trait, According to a Crime Writer The Bloody History of the True Crime Genre Law & Order: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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In this episode, Karen breaks down her experiences buying a house! She talks about how she and her partner knew they were ready, the search process, and all the financial numbers involved in it. She also discusses the gentrification and colonial aspects of the home buying process, and how to reconcile owning property on indigenous land.
History of race and property in Minneapolis
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We’re back, y’all!
Super sorry for ghosting you for a bit, but we are back with a brand new episode about DISNEY ADULTS!
For this episode, we tried a new format, where one of us did research on a topic beforehand and spoke to the other about it. We also incorporated an interview with Karen’s college friend, Audrey, to discuss her experiences with Disney.
We hope you enjoy this episode and stay tuned for more very SOON.
Fact-Checking the Age-Old Rumors of Walt Disney’s Dark Side
Walt the Quasi-Nazi: The Fascist History of Disney is Still Influencing American Life
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This is part two of a two-part series where Karen facilitates a conversation with Sirianna and their special guest, Janet Bauer, about their experiences being no contact/ estranged from the family that raised them.
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This is part one of a two-part series where Karen facilitates a conversation with Sirianna and their special guest, Janet Bauer, about their experiences being no contact/ estranged from the family that raised them.
DISCLAIMER: This episode mentions abuse, addiction, suicide, and eating disorders. Please listen with care.
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In this episode, Sirianna tells the story about her experiences being overly- medicated and misdiagnosed as a child. This episode is the second part of a two-part series where Karen and Sirianna discuss the racial implications and lasting effects of these childhood experiences, as well as their current relationships with medication and medical providers.
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Articles about topic:
- Over-Medication of Psychotropic Drugs & African-American Girls in Foster Care
- New Study Shows U.S. Government Fails to Oversee Treatment of Foster Children With Mind-Altering Drugs
- Over-medicated and underserved
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In this episode, Karen tells the story about her experiences being overly-medicated and misdiagnosed as a child. This episode is the first part of a two-part series where Karen and Sirianna discuss the racial implications and lasting effects of these childhood experiences, as well as their current relationships with medication.
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Keep up with us:instagram.com/2m2lpod
Articles about topic:
- Over-Medication of Psychotropic Drugs & African-American Girls in Foster Care
- New Study Shows U.S. Government Fails to Oversee Treatment of Foster Children With Mind-Altering Drugs
- Over-medicated and underserved
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In this episode, Karen and Sirianna have their first guest, Nick Utter, join them to discuss Nick’s journey in becoming a social worker. This episode touches on confronting whiteness and white saviorism, deconstructing spaces built on white supremacy, and a lot of other important topics as they intersect with the field of social work.
Disclaimer: This episode makes mention of suicide- please listen with caution.
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Book mentioned: The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale
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In a nod to the first ever episode Karen and Sirianna recorded together about growing up in white spaces, this episode revisits the topic. Instead of discussing the effects of being in white spaces as children, Karen and Sirianna reflect on navigating and existing within white spaces as adults.
Growing up in white spaces episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7BRHYWzsa75C4FggukGMvu?si=7686172facf54e37
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Welcome to Two Much Two Loud’s very first episode! In this episode Karen and Sirianna discuss how they know each other, the meaning behind their podcast name, and what people can expect from this brand new podcast.
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Hello hello, welcome back to the pod... so sorry for being absent for a million years, life has been really hectic and emotional for me lately. BUT I’m back with a light-hearted episode with my resident guest, John, and we are talking all about our wedding/ how dang expensive and wasteful the wedding industry can be. We hope you enjoy this episode and let us know if you want more wedding talk and/or possibly a separate podcast all together about finances and budgeting??
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/qbqpod/
Music: VHS Dream by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Jamie Wolfer tipping video: https://youtu.be/Wkzj9zo_wUw
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In this episode Karen is joined by two of her friends from high school, Sirianna and Eric, to discuss transracial and international adoption. The three talk about their adoption stories, their journeys to discussing their adoptions openly, and their evolving feelings towards their own adoptions and the industry of adoption.
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Music: VHS Dream by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Sirianna’s email:siriannaarathi@gmail.com
Eric’s email:erictbaer@gmail.com
PBS episode on The Orphan Myth: https://www.pbs.org/to-the-contrary/watch/5807
Information on the Hague Convention: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/Intercountry-Adoption/Adoption-Process/understanding-the-hague-convention.html
Code Switch article on Korean adoption: https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2014/09/09/346851939/in-korea-adoptees-fight-to-change-culture-that-sent-them-overseas
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In this episode, Karen recaps what she has learned from having a podcast for a year- the good and the bad. She also tells the people about some big updates happening in her life involving moths (ew), a wedding (aw) and moving (wee).
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/qbqpod/
Music: VHS Dream by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
In this episode, Cool Mom Janet™ is back (and in person!!) with Karen to spice things up and read through Am I The Asshole (AITA) Reddit posts. The two read stories that involve poop (a reoccurring theme!), kidnapping cats, bossy husbands, potential murder (??), and a whole lot more!
Music: VHS Dream by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
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AITA: https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/
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In this episode, Karen and her fiancé, John, discuss their relationships with money, their personal debts, their greatest and worst financial purchases thus far, and much more!
Music: VHS Dream by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/qbqpod/
Aja Dang’s financial journey playlist
Dave Ramsey’s 7 Baby Steps
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In this solo episode, Karen chats about her experiences with burnout and dives into some important things she learned in therapy that helped her drastically shift her mindset regarding how to best take care of herself.
Music: VHS Dream by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/qbqpod/
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In this episode, Karen has a conversation with her good friend Kyla about their dating experiences. Both talk about the differences between dating online and meeting someone in person, experiences with street harassment, what it means to have dating preferences, and their worst and best dating stories.
Music: VHS Dream by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/qbqpod/
Kyla’s Tik Tok: @kylathekook
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In this episode, Karen talks with her friend Sirianna about their experiences as BIPOC women being raised in white families, living in predominantly white neighborhoods, and attending predominantly white schools. Join them as they discuss how these experiences shaped their identities.
Music: VHS Dream by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/qbqpod/
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In this episode, Karen talks with her friend Mikala about their hair journeys as Black women. Within their conversation they talk about the natural hair movement among the Black community, Black hair being inherently political, “good versus bad hair”, and a lot more!
Music: VHS Dream by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/qbqpod/
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In this ~spooky~ episode, Karen talks with her friend Kayla about a supernatural experience they had together, as well as their beliefs in other-worldy things.
Music: VHS Dream by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/qbqpod/
Article on the use of white sage: https://www.bustle.com/p/is-burning-sage-cultural-appropriation-heres-how-to-smoke-cleanse-in-sensitive-ways-18208360
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In this episode, Karen talks to her friend Nate about their different experiences traveling and living abroad while Black. Within their conversation they discuss topics like tokenization, American privilege, teaching others about being Black, and a lot more!
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Music: VHS Dream by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
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Nate’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/appa.w.chopper/
Karen changes things up with this solo episode and discusses her journey back to the United States from Ecuador during the beginning of the global pandemic.
Music: VHS Dream by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/qbqpod/
Book mentioned during highlights of the week: https://www.workman.com/products/the-book-of-delights
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In this episode, Karen talks to her mom about the critical responsibilities that come with raising black girls as a white woman. Karen and her mom also dive into discussions of respectability politics, microaggressions, white saviorism, and more.
Music: VHS Dream by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/qbqpod/
Book mentioned in beginning: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250112576
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In this episode, Karen and her boyfriend John discuss what it means to be in an interracial relationship and specifically what it means for John, a white man, to be dating a black woman.
Music: VHS Dream by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/qbqpod/
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Welcome to the first episode of Question By Question with Karen Bauer! In this episode, Karen tells us a little bit about herself and how the idea of this podcast came about. She also teases some future episodes to look forward to.
Music: VHS Dream by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/qbqpod/