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Anyone out there love the Bachelor as much as me? One of the hosts of this pod, Rachel Lindsay, was a contestant years ago, and then became the first Black bachelorette. And yes, she actually married the guy she chose! She also happens to be an attorney and is extremely smart. Now she and her cohost Van Lathan dissect pop culture, sports, politics... and IYKYK that #bachelornation is going through some serious upheaval, which makes this required listening.
Feb 23, 2021
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My husband and I legit cannot wait to listen to the weekly bonus episode every week together, and I have a group chat dedicated to podcast lore. Sexy Unique Podcast is a pop culture podcast hosted by Lara Marie Schoenhals and Carey O'Donnell, where they recap reality tv shows in the most hilarious and epic way. There are tons of inside jokes so give yourself a handful of episodes to get to know the vocabulary. Highly recommend their Vanderpump Rules recaps.
Sep 18, 2024
Someone on Reddit recommended this one to me. The premise is two practicing lawyers talk about lawsuits in the reality TV world (there are a lot of them right now). They have some really interesting insights into these cases and it makes for a really enjoyable listen while just working on stuff.
May 21, 2024
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Join nunjournal and me at bird brain reeducation camp! Escape your gilded cage if only for a moment and allow us to brighten your day.
Episode 1: Escape the Pod
Emma Watson's pubic hair oil and Brown nepotism slay degree, jojoba oil, the struggles of yuppie pod life, the definition of birdbrained, Mormon mommy bloggers, backlash against aspirational girlboss lifestyle and pressure to have it all, linea alba, the undervaluation of feminized labor, the dehumanizing evils of food delivery apps and the status of gig workers as an underclass of people, Wall-E as prescient dark dystopian film, Dr. Hole and Ariana's border town upbringing, Julia Fox and Emrata's intellectual posturing, Your Fav is Problematic's twisted world that we're all just living in, cultural Protestantism vs. Catholicism, exercise as punishment, movement as hygiene, cankles, an exhaustive list of American Girl dolls and their lore from Kiddles Kidpedia, America as a country of failsons, trad LARPing, regretful parents, being dusty and crusty, House of the Dragon's swaglessness, Dr. Hole's Bridgerton trauma, retroactive victimization of Shelley Duvall and her legacy, Asia Argento's grooming scandal, and our excitement for our triumphant escapes from the pod.
Episode 2: Cackling Kamala
How ASMR could have saved Jeffrey Dahmer, Ariana's newfound interest in ASMR, Dr. Hole's misophonic rage, fundamental antisocial brokenness, and love for hot baths, Top of the Lake, Blue Maga, whether Kamala is brat, Ariana's cracker-sona Mackenzie, Trump losing his rhetorical sauce, Dr. Hole's Hillary Clinton hot sauce slay, reactionary rightoid delusions, Red Scare podcast host coomer sandpaper pussy and pelvic floor atonia, carnivore diet, inflammation as more than just a buzzword, the Ballerina Farms saga, why beautiful men look better without facial hair, Mormon soaking, upcoming buzzy trad wife influencer horror novel and film adaptation Yesteryear, and an update of life out of the pod.
Episode 3: 365 Temperate Girl
Dr. Hole's rediscovered hatred of pop music, listening to a song about getting dicked down so hard you can't walk in the middle of Subway, female welders, the rightoid monopoly on culture war issues and moral outrage, the arrest of living Roblox character Bobby George, salt of the earth libtards, GMO weed, potent fermented nootropic placebo beverages, adaptogens, Bella Hadid's brain colonizing bacteria, why Alton Brown is zaddy, and Adam Driver's GI bill Julliard education swag. Finally, Dr. Hole drunkenly rage baits Ariana about the perils of alcohol and the party lifestyle.
Sep 2, 2024
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This is probably the most old lady thing I'll ever do, but here I am recommending dried fruit. You know when you're used to the grocery store version of something, and then you have an excellent version, and it's just like... a completely different thing? That happened to me when I first bought a nice bottle of olive oil. And also when I ordered from Apricot King. I love dried apricots on my oatmeal, and now I'm spoiled beyond return. I just turn my nose up at those dumb bags of stupid apricots at the grocery and keep on walkin.
Feb 23, 2021
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I've never been a drinker... until motherhood. Now at the end of the day I don't mind something to take the edge off. Not to mention the slog of winter is upon us, and all I want is to think of the warm weather - enter the Aperol Spritz. It's the perfect end-of-day drink for me because it's not too strong (I'm breastfeeding). But I can't get through a whole bottle of prosecco before it goes flat, so I've been getting 4 packs of cans of prosecco. Did everyone else know this trick already?! It feels like a stroke of genius to this sleep deprived gal.
Feb 23, 2021
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I don't know how I stumbled on Katie Lee Biegel's IG, explore page probably? But her IGTV channel is exactly the amount of effort I want to be putting in to my cooking these days. I recently became a mom, and so did she, so I probably am feeling extra kindred. But do me a favor, go watch and make yourself a Backpack Bagel! I've been having them multiple times a week.
Feb 23, 2021