Binchtopia

Julia Hava & Eliza McLamb
Binchtopia Podcast

If Plato and Aristotle had internet addictions and knew what "gaslighting" was, they'd probably make this podcast. Hosts Julia Hava and Eliza McLamb guide you through our current cultural hellscape, share sociological and psychological perspectives on pop culture, and deconstruct everything you've ever loved. Come have a laugh with us through the end times of late stage capitalism! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 28 AUG

    Your Trauma! Live With A Studio Audience

    The girlies dive into the world of American talk shows — the modern circus helmed by formidable “experts.” They track the history of syndicated television, the rise of popular figureheads like Dr. Phil and Judge Judy, and interrogate the philosophical carnival that makes these programs simultaneously appealing and horrifying. Digressions include our favorite Instagram Reels creators, and how one listener’s family was ripped apart via the diet terrorism of Dr. Oz. This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza Mclamb and edited by Allison Hagan. Research assistance from Penelope Spurr. SOURCES: Admissible in a Court of Law: dna, paternity, and the talk show And God Created Oprah “America’s Doctor” Dr Oz fights back against critics Bodies Defined and Confined Don't Be Funny: Litigation is no laughing matter to your clients Electronic Carnival: spectacularizing talk Family Experts on Television Talk Shows: Facts, Values, and Half-Truths E-mails offer glimpse into launch of Dr. Phil-endorsed diet products Life in the Bleep-Cycle: Inventing Id -TV on the Jerry Springer Show Nielsen Ratings, 2007 Nobrow Culture Oprah and The Party Crashers Televised medical talk shows—what they recommend and the evidence to support their The Commercial Logic of Vulture Culture: how corporate media shape talk show culture  The Commodification of Talk Show Culture The People's Law versus Judge Judy Justice: Two Models of Law in American Reality-Based Courtroom TV THE TALK SHOW AND THE TERROR OF CONVERSATION The time Oprah Winfrey beefed with the Texas cattle industry TV talk show therapy as a distinct genre of discourse What’s Wrong With Dr. Oz?  Dr. Oz Shouldn't Be a Senator--or a Doctor.

    1h 15m
  2. 14 AUG

    I Eat My Slop Bowl on Company Time

    The girlies break down the establishments that plague our neighborhoods and corporatize our lunch hours: fast casual restaurants. From Cava to Chipotle, have we really elevated fast food or just made it more expensive? Digressions include a petty gripes section, the Olympics of transvestigation, and tens of thousands of rewards points. This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza Mclamb and edited by Allison Hagan. Research assistance from Penelope Spurr. SOURCES: 10 storylines that defined the decade in fast food 90 Minutes With The Chipotle Boys Calories Often Absent on Third-Party Food Delivery Platforms, Analysis Finds Chipotle enhances partnership with top influencers Chipotle is constantly searching for the intersection of its brand and culture Chipotle is selling 'Chipotle Boy' bowls aimed at vest-wearing finance bros Consumer control and customization in online environments Fast-casual consumers: Who are they? Food of the ‘90s: Fast, Fun, and Environment Friendly How Sweetgreen turned itself into a restaurant that’s known for food quality instead of a technology startup that happens to sell food Impacts of the 2008 Great Recession on dietary intake: a systematic review and meta-analysis In a Burger World, Can Sweetgreen Scale Up? Kendrick Lamar kicked Sweetlife Fest founder off stage Personalization Psychology: Why We Crave Customization. Rise of the Restaurant Robots: Chipotle, Sweetgreen and Others Bet on Automation Salad Days Are Gone: I Went to Sweetgreen’s Music Festival Server-less Restaurants Might Be the Future of Dining Sweetgreen 2022 Impact Report Sweetgreen beats ‘sad desk salad’ vibes to soar above fast-food competitors. It can thank fancy foods, high prices—and robots Sweetgreen just pulled the plug on the Sweetlife Festival. Here’s what’s likely to replace it. Sweetgreen makes boom at LA launch with performances by BANKS and Alvvays Sweetgreen Marketing Strategy: Uncovering Key Ingredients Behind Growth Sweetgreen stock soars after its IPO, valued at $5.5 billion The Controversial Rise Of Fast Casual Bowl Restaurants The Origin of the 9-5 Work Schedule and Its Crazy Incompatibility with the Modern World The Role of Technology in Fast Casual Restaurants: Ordering Apps and Self-Service Kiosks Two Years After Buying Spyce, Sweetgreen Launches Infinite Kitchen Robotic Restaurant Unintentional food zoning: A case study of East Harlem, New York When McDonald’s was America and America was McDonald’s Why a Salad Company Has a Tech Team Why fast-casual restaurants became the decade’s most important food trend Why is fast casual winning?

    1h 24m
  3. 31 JUL

    Caught in 4K

    The girlies investigate our modern-day digital panopticon through an exploration on the history of surveillance in the US. From wiretapping to Watergate to hidden AirBnb spyware, Americans have been accustomed to and unsettled by being watched for decades. Digressions include the 2016 vibes and a pig named Heidi Klum. This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza Mclamb and edited by Allison Hagan. Research assistance from Penelope Spurr. NOTE: This episode mentions the role of surveillance in cases of police brutality. We wanted to note that it was recorded before the horrific murder of Sonya Massey by the police — a tragic reminder, as mentioned in the episode, that surveillance alone is rarely enough to provoke justice. Our thoughts are with the Massey family.  SOURCES: 19th Century - The Origins of Surveillance A Brief History of Surveillance in America Airbnb Has a Hidden-Camera Problem CAN THE USE OF ‘NANNY CAMS’ BE MORALLY JUSTIFIED? Castle Doctrine During the COVID-19 Pandemic Electronic performance monitoring: a risk factor for workplace stress George Holliday, Who Taped Police Beating of Rodney King, Dies at 61 How citizen journalism has changed since George Holliday’s Rodney King video John Locke and the labor theory of value Psychological aspects of active surveillance Psychology and Surveillance Capitalism: The Risk of Pushing Mental Health Apps  She Thought She Caught a Man Cheating, So She Posted on TikTok Social anxiety disorder: more than just shyness Sun on Privacy: 'Get Over It' | WIRED Surveillance as Cultural Practice Surveillance Culture: Engagement, Exposure, and Ethics in Digital Modernity Surveillance of the intimate Surveillance under the Patriot Act Towards a psychology of surveillance: do ‘watching eyes’ affect behaviour? The Employer-Surveillance State The Work of Being Watched: Interactive Media and the Exploitation of Self-Disclosure There’s no place like home They Used Smartphone Cameras to Record Police Brutality—and Change History What constant surveillance does to your brain ‘What have you caught?' Nannycams and hidden cameras as normalised Watching Me, Watching You Where would racial progress in policing be without camera phones? Who's watching?: Daily practices of surveillance among contemporary families Why we must continue to turn the camera on police Us and them - the social impact of 'new surveillance' technologies

    1h 22m

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If Plato and Aristotle had internet addictions and knew what "gaslighting" was, they'd probably make this podcast. Hosts Julia Hava and Eliza McLamb guide you through our current cultural hellscape, share sociological and psychological perspectives on pop culture, and deconstruct everything you've ever loved. Come have a laugh with us through the end times of late stage capitalism! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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